SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) _ Five9 Inc. (FIVN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $16.5 million in its second quarter.

The San Ramon, California-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 23 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 14 cents per share.

The provider of cloud-based software to call centers posted revenue of $143.8 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $132.1 million.

Five9 shares have risen 12% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $195.32, an increase of 71% in the last 12 months.

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