MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Rockwell Automation Inc. (ROK) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $384 million.

The Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of $3.31 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.46 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.81 per share.

The industrial equipment and software maker posted revenue of $1.98 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.89 billion.

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