PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — Workday Inc. (WDAY) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $113.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Pleasanton, California-based company said it had net income of 43 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came to $1.53 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.40 per share.

The maker of human resources software posted revenue of $1.87 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Fourteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.84 billion.

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