TORONTO (AP) _ Colliers International Group Inc. (CIGI) on Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $18.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 42 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were $1.44 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.19 per share.

The commercial real estate services provider posted revenue of $1 billion in the period.

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