BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (LH) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $205.3 million.

The Burlington, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $2.43 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.94 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.78 per share.

The medical laboratory operator posted revenue of $3.22 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.2 billion.

Labcorp expects full-year earnings in the range of $14.30 to $14.90 per share.

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