MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI (AP) — Opko Health Inc. (OPK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $81.8 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 9 cents per share.

The holding company with investments in pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies posted revenue of $173.7 million in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $182.8 million.

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