DALLAS (AP) _ Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $140 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.28. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.93 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share.

The hospital operator posted revenue of $4.75 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.68 billion.

For the current quarter ending in July, Tenet expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.18 to $1.45. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.51.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $4.8 billion to $5 billion for the fiscal second quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $4.91 billion.

Tenet expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.86 to $7.03 per share, with revenue ranging from $19.5 billion to $19.9 billion.

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