HOUSTON (AP) _ Ranger Oil Corporation (ROCC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $10 million in its first quarter.

The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 47 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.68 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.24 per share.

The company posted revenue of $256.5 million in the period.

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