ATLANTA (AP) _ WestRock Co. (WRK) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $45.3 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 18 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, were 55 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 60 cents per share.

The paper and packaging company posted revenue of $4.92 billion in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.09 billion.

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