LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (OCSL) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $65.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Los Angeles-based company said it had profit of 46 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to 14 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 13 cents per share.

The specialty finance company posted revenue of $38.2 million in the period.

Oaktree Specialty Lending shares have increased 6.5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed slightly more than 5% in the last 12 months.

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