ATLANTA (AP) _ CatchMark Timber Trust Inc. (CTT) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $3.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 7 cents.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 1 cent per share.

The timberlands real estate investment trust posted revenue of $26.9 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $21.8 million.

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