ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Paychex Inc. (PAYX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $560.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Rochester, New York-based company said it had net income of $1.56. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.71 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.68 per share.

The payroll processor and human-resources services provider posted revenue of $1.81 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.78 billion.

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