LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Kilroy Realty Corp. (KRC) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.

The real estate investment trust, based in Los Angeles, said it had funds from operations of $116 million, or 98 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 94 cents per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $47 million, or 40 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $232.3 million in the period.

Kilroy Realty expects full-year funds from operations to be $3.74 to $3.80 per share.

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