ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) _ MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $23.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atchison, Kansas-based company said it had profit of $1.06.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 96 cents per share.

The producer of distillery and ingredients products used by the packaged goods industry posted revenue of $201.1 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $193.3 million.

MGP expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.62 to $4.80 per share, with revenue in the range of $765 million to $780 million.

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