SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Sunrun Inc. (RUN) on Wednesday reported a loss of $87.8 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 42 cents.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 7 cents per share.

The solar energy products distributor posted revenue of $495.8 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $383 million.

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