SHANGHAI (AP) _ Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. (SHI) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $172.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of $1.59.

The oil and gas company posted revenue of $2.57 billion in the period.

Sinopec shares have dropped 12% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 41% in the last 12 months.

This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SHI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SHI

Automated Insights, source Associated Press News