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CLEVELAND (AP) — CLEVELAND (AP) — Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $503.9 million.
The Cleveland-based company said it had profit of $2 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and severance costs, came to $2.25 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.18 per share.
The paint and coatings maker posted revenue of $5.31 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.35 billion.
Sherwin-Williams expects full-year earnings in the range of $11.65 to $12.05 per share.
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