VICTOR, N.Y. (AP) _ Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $470.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Victor, New York-based company said it had profit of $2.48. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.12 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.70 per share.

The wine, liquor and beer company posted revenue of $2.51 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $2.32 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.29 billion.

Constellation Brands expects a full-year loss of 25 cents to 10 cents per share.

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