TOKYO (AP) _ Sony Corp. (SONY) on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $1.68 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Tokyo-based company said it had profit of $1.35.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.15 per share.

The electronics and media company posted revenue of $17.84 billion in the period.

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