SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations.

The real estate investment trust, based in Santa Monica, California, said it had funds from operations of $90.1 million, or 45 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 43 cents per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $8.9 million, or 5 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust, based in Santa Monica, California, posted revenue of $245 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $252 million.

Douglas Emmett expects full-year funds from operations to be $1.64 to $1.70 per share.

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