HOUSTON (AP) _ Sysco Corp. (SYY) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $378 million.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of 73 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 83 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85 cents per share.

The food distributor posted revenue of $16.46 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $15.77 billion.

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