ATLANTA (AP) _ WestRock Co. (WRK) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $377.9 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $1.47 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.54 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.50 per share.

The paper and packaging company posted revenue of $5.52 billion in the period, which matched Street forecasts.

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