DUBLIN (AP) _ Endo International PLC (ENDP) on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $72 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin-based company said it had a loss of 31 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 66 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 44 cents per share.

The health care company posted revenue of $652.3 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $641.2 million.

For the current quarter ending in July, Endo expects its results to range from a loss of 17 cents per share to a loss of 15 cents per share.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $500 million to $525 million for the fiscal second quarter.

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