SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Nutanix Inc. (NTNX) on Monday reported a loss of $265 million in its fiscal first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.31. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 44 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 57 cents per share.

The enterprise cloud platform services provider posted revenue of $312.8 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $298.5 million.

Nutanix shares have fallen nearly 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $28.49, a decrease of 4% in the last 12 months.

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