TORONTO (AP) _ Restaurant Brands International (QSR) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $360 million.

On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of $1.17. Earnings, adjusted for one-time items, came to 96 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 80 cents per share.

The operator of Burger King and Tim Hortons restaurant chains posted revenue of $1.73 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.67 billion.

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