DALLAS (AP) _ Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $131 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of $1.16. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.44 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.28 per share.

The hospital operator posted revenue of $4.8 billion in the period, meeting Street forecasts.

For the current quarter ending in December, Tenet expects its per-share earnings to range from $1 to $1.54. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.84.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $4.82 billion to $5.02 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $5 billion.

Tenet expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.88 to $6.42 per share, with revenue ranging from $19 billion to $19.2 billion.

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