MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — RPM International Inc. (RPM) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $256.4 million.

The Medina, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $2.01 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.98 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.95 per share.

The specialty chemicals company posted revenue of $2.22 billion in the period, which met Street forecasts.

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