CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) _ MasTec Inc. (MTZ) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $111.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Coral Gables, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.50. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.81 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.69 per share.

The utility contractor posted revenue of $2.4 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.28 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, MasTec expects its per-share earnings to be $1.33.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.9 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.

MasTec expects full-year earnings to be $5.55 per share, with revenue expected to be $8 billion.

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