HOUSTON (AP) _ Sysco Corp. (SYY) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $303.3 million.

The Houston-based company said it had net income of 59 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 71 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 54 cents per share.

The food distributor posted revenue of $16.9 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $16.06 billion.

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