NEENAH, Wis. (AP) _ Plexus Corp. (PLXS) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $35.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Neenah, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of $1.20.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 75 cents per share.

The electronic manufacturing services company posted revenue of $857.4 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $801.9 million.

Plexus expects full-year earnings to be $1.05 to $1.20 per share, with revenue in the range of $850 million to $890 million.

Plexus shares have declined slightly more than 5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $72.82, a climb of 30% in the last 12 months.

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