ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Perficient Inc. (PRFT) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $13.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 41 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 75 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 68 cents per share.

The information technology consulting firm posted revenue of $169.3 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $166.6 million.

For the current quarter ending in July, Perficient expects its per-share earnings to range from 77 cents to 80 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $173 million to $179 million for the fiscal second quarter.

Perficient expects full-year earnings in the range of $3 to $3.15 per share, with revenue ranging from $685 million to $710 million.

Perficient shares have increased 34% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 92% in the last 12 months.

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