BREA, Calif. (AP) _ Envista Holdings Corp. (NVST) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $71.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Brea, California-based company said it had net income of 41 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 54 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 31 cents per share.

The maker of dental products posted revenue of $709.2 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $636.9 million.

Envista shares have climbed 27% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $42.84, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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