India, March 25 -- Worthington Industries Inc. (WOR) released earnings for its third quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings came in at $39.66 million, or $0.79 per share. This compares with $22.00 million, or $0.44 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Worthington Industries Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $45.33 million or $0.91 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.70 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

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The company's revenue for the period fell 3.9% to $304.524 million from $316.755 million last year.

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