BALTIMORE (AP) _ Medifast Inc. (MED) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $41.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Baltimore-based company said it had net income of $3.46.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.72 per share.

The weight-loss company posted revenue of $340.7 million in the period.

Medifast expects full-year earnings to be $12.69 to $14.14 per share, with revenue in the range of $1.4 billion to $1.48 billion.

Medifast shares have increased 15% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $225, more than tripling in the last 12 months.

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