DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $447.3 million.

The Dublin, California-based company said it had profit of $1.33 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.22 per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $4.92 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.84 billion.

Ross Stores expects full-year earnings to be $5.30 to $5.36 per share.

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