CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (AP) _ Quaker Chemical Corp. (KWR) on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of $28.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of $1.60. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.38 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.07 per share.

The specialty chemical company posted revenue of $378.6 million in the period.

Quaker Chemical shares have declined roughly 8% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $151.84, a fall of 26% in the last 12 months.

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