LENEXA, Kan. (AP) _ Hostess Brands, Inc. (TWNK) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $34.6 million.

The Lenexa, Kansas-based company said it had net income of 25 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 27 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 23 cents per share.

The company posted revenue of $332.1 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $303.7 million.

Hostess Brands expects full-year earnings in the range of 93 cents to 98 cents per share.

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