AMES, Iowa (AP) _ Renewable Energy Group Inc. (REGI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $12.4 million.

The Ames, Iowa-based company said it had profit of 25 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 86 cents per share.

The biodiesel producer posted revenue of $936 million in the period.

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