WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) _ Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $111.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Westbrook, Maine-based company said it had profit of $1.29.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.23 per share.

The Animal diagnostic and health care company posted revenue of $626.3 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $631.8 million.

Idexx shares have risen slightly more than 4% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 18% in the last 12 months.

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