CHICAGO (AP) _ GrubHub Inc. (GRUB) on Wednesday reported a loss of $75.5 million in its first quarter.

The Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 81 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 56 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 3 cents per share.

The online food ordering service posted revenue of $550.6 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $517.9 million.

GrubHub shares have dropped 5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $70.41, an increase of 52% in the last 12 months.

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