DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $416 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.70. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.88 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.64 per share.

The prescription drug distributor posted revenue of $52.28 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $51.26 billion.

Cardinal expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.75 to $7.90 per share.

Cardinal shares have risen nearly 8% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has risen 20%. The stock has climbed 19% in the last 12 months.

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