NEW YORK (AP) _ Datadog Inc. (DDOG) on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $13.1 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 6 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 3 cents per share.

The data analytics and cloud monitoring company posted revenue of $198.5 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $186.2 million.

For the current quarter ending in July, Datadog expects its per-share earnings to range from 3 cents to 4 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $211 million to $213 million for the fiscal second quarter.

Datadog expects full-year earnings in the range of 13 cents to 16 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $880 million to $890 million.

Datadog shares have decreased 28% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $71.36, a rise of 53% in the last 12 months.

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