India, April 24 -- NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBTB) reported a profit for its first quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line came in at $36.75 million, or $0.77 per share. This compares with $33.82 million, or $0.71 per share, last year.

Excluding items, NBT Bancorp Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $37.77 million or $0.80 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.74 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

NBT Bancorp Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $36.75 Mln. vs. $33.82 Mln. last year.-EPS: $0.77 vs. $0.71 last year.

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