PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — MasterCard Inc. (MA) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $3.01 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Purchase, New York-based company said it had profit of $3.22. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $3.31 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.22 per share.

The processor of debit and credit card payments posted revenue of $6.35 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.33 billion.

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