CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Sealed Air Corp. (SEE) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $107.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of 71 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 86 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 82 cents per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $1.41 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.38 billion.

Sealed Air expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.50 to $3.60 per share, with revenue expected to be $5.5 billion.

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