ATLANTA (AP) _ WestRock Co. (WRK) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $182.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 68 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 65 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 63 cents per share.

The paper and packaging company posted revenue of $4.95 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.96 billion.

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