NEW YORK (AP) _ G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (GIII) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $106.7 million.

The New York-based company said it had profit of $2.16 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.79 per share.

The clothing and accessories maker posted revenue of $1.02 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.01 billion.

G-III Apparel expects full-year earnings to be $3.65 to $3.75 per share, with revenue expected to be $2.77 billion.

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