AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD) on Thursday reported a loss of $31.5 million in its fiscal first quarter.

The Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 31 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 23 cents per share.

The cloud-based security company posted revenue of $487.8 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $465.1 million.

For the current quarter ending in August, CrowdStrike expects its per-share earnings to range from 27 cents to 28 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $512.7 million to $516.8 million for the fiscal second quarter.

CrowdStrike expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.18 to $1.22 per share, with revenue ranging from $2.19 billion to $2.21 billion.

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