HOUSTON (AP) _ Kirby Corp. (KEX) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $17.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of 29 cents.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 29 cents per share.

The barge operator posted revenue of $610.8 million in the period.

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