BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) _ Smartsheet Inc. (SMAR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $44.2 million in its fiscal second quarter.

The Bellevue, Washington-based company said it had a loss of 35 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 5 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 13 cents per share.

The maker of a cloud-based work-management platform posted revenue of $131.7 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $125.4 million.

For the current quarter ending in November, Smartsheet expects its results to range from a loss of 12 cents per share to a loss of 10 cents per share.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $138 million to $139 million for the fiscal third quarter.

Smartsheet expects full-year results to range from a loss of 44 cents per share to a loss of 36 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $530 million to $533 million.

Smartsheet shares have climbed 20% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $82.85, an increase of 71% in the last 12 months.

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