SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Nutanix Inc. (NTNX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $287.4 million in its fiscal second quarter.

The San Jose, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.42 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 37 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 47 cents per share.

The enterprise cloud platform services provider posted revenue of $346.4 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $329.1 million.

Nutanix shares have climbed 3% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $32.82, a decline of nearly 9% in the last 12 months.

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