FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $1.3 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.14.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.09 per share.

The parent of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other stores posted revenue of $14.06 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $13.96 billion.

TJX expects full-year earnings to be $4.15 to $4.17 per share.

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