MIAMI (AP) _ Opko Health Inc. (OPK) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $31.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had net income of 5 cents.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 5 cents per share.

The holding company with investments in pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies posted revenue of $545.2 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $503 million.

In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company's shares hit $4.16. A year ago, they were trading at $2.17.

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