Aug 1 (Reuters) - Rockwell Automation (ROK.N) on Tuesday reported third-quarter sales and profit below expectations after shipping delays impacted its ability to get goods to customers.
"This transition impacted the timing of shipments within the second half of the fiscal year," he added.
Rockwell Automation earned $3.01 per share on an adjusted basis in the third quarter through June, missing analysts' average estimate of $3.17 per share, based on Refinitiv data.
Overall, its sales rose about 14% to $2.24 billion, also below estimates of about $2.3 billion.
Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Milla NissiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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