DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) _ Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $385 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin, California-based company said it had profit of $1.09.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 79 cents per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $4.57 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.37 billion.

Ross Stores expects full-year earnings to be $4.65 to $4.75 per share.

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