LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $171 million.

The Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $3.19 per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to $4.24 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.42 per share.

The seller of maintenance and other supplies posted revenue of $3 billion in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.88 billion.

W.W. Grainger shares have declined 19% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has declined 13%. The stock has decreased slightly more than 5% in the last 12 months.

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