YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) _ Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) on Monday reported third-quarter earnings of $102 million.

The Yardley, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.03 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.99 per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $2.92 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.93 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Crown expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.50 to $1.55.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.50 to $7.55 per share.

Crown shares have increased nearly 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $101.06, a climb of 12% in the last 12 months.

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