TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ Owens Corning (OC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $210 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Toledo, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.98. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.73 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.42 per share.

The construction materials company posted revenue of $1.92 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.81 billion.

Owens Corning shares have increased 28% since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months.

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