CINCINNATI (AP) _ Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $3.94 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of $1.57.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.55 per share.

The world's largest consumer products maker posted revenue of $20.61 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $20.45 billion.

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