JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $451 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Juno Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 74 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 69 cents per share.

The parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. posted revenue of $2.89 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.18 billion.

NextEra expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.75 to $2.85 per share.

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