VENTURA, Calif. (AP) _ The Trade Desk Inc. (TTD) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $15.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Ventura, California-based company said it had profit of 3 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, were 26 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 24 cents per share.

The digital-advertising platform operator posted revenue of $394.8 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $386.3 million.

For the current quarter ending in December, The Trade Desk said it expects revenue in the range of $490 million.

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