SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) _ Freshpet Inc. (FRPT) on Monday reported a second-quarter loss of $7.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Secaucus, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 6 cents per share.

The seller of refrigerated fresh pet food posted revenue of $108.6 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $105.5 million.

Freshpet expects full-year revenue of $445 million.

Freshpet shares have risen almost 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $143.33, an increase of 49% in the last 12 months.

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