MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $81.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Melville, New York-based company said it had net income of $1.45. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $1.48 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.46 per share.

The distributor of industrial tools and supplies posted revenue of $957.7 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $948.2 million.

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