MEDINA, Ohio (AP) _ RPM International Inc. (RPM) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $180.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Medina, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.39. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.44 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.

The specialty chemicals company posted revenue of $1.61 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.49 billion.

RPM International shares have climbed nearly 10% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 24% in the last 12 months.

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