MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) _ Elastic NV (ESTC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $47 million in its fiscal second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Mountain View, California-based company said it had a loss of 51 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and pretax expenses, came to 9 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 16 cents per share.

The software developer posted revenue of $206 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $194.1 million.

For the current quarter ending in February, Elastic expects its results to range from a loss of 24 cents per share to a loss of 20 cents per share.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $207 million to $209 million for the fiscal third quarter.

Elastic expects full-year results to range from a loss of 61 cents per share to a loss of 51 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $826 million to $832 million.

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