EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) _ Stantec Inc. (STN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $39.1 million.

The Edmonton, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 35 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 38 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 42 cents per share.

The engineering firm posted revenue of $835.8 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $674.3 million, also falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $741.2 million.

Stantec shares have increased 44% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $46.84, a climb of 60% in the last 12 months.

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