DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $488.8 million.

The Dublin, California-based company said it had profit of $1.48 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.39 per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $5.07 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.15 billion.

Ross Stores expects full-year earnings to be $6.10 to $6.17 per share.

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