DUBLIN (AP) _ Endo International PLC (ENDP) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $41.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin-based company said it had profit of 17 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 73 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 48 cents per share.

The health care company posted revenue of $717.9 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $670.5 million.

Endo expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.95 to $2.30 per share, with revenue in the range of $2.65 billion to $2.79 billion.

Endo shares have declined 24% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $5.43, an increase of 30% in the last 12 months.

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