DALLAS (AP) _ Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $55 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of 70 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to 55 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 51 cents per share.

The business development company posted revenue of $71.2 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $69.8 million.

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