PEKIN, Ill. (AP) _ Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of $2.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Pekin, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents.

The ethanol producer posted revenue of $308.1 million in the period.

In the final minutes of trading on Monday, the company's shares hit $4.92. A year ago, they were trading at $5.76.

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