LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $252.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $2.70. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were $2.72 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.53 per share.

The maker of containerboard and corrugated packaging products posted revenue of $2.14 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.07 billion.

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