MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Rockwell Automation Inc. (ROK) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $241.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of $2.05. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.14 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2 per share.

The industrial equipment and software maker posted revenue of $1.86 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.81 billion.

Rockwell Automation expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.50 to $11.10 per share.

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