WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.9 billion.

The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $4.79 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $5.76 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.67 per share.

The maker of scientific instrument and laboratory supplies posted revenue of $9.33 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.33 billion.

Thermo Fisher expects full-year earnings to be $23.37 per share, with revenue expected to be $37.1 billion.

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