TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ Welltower Inc. (WELL) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations.

The real estate investment trust, based in Toledo, Ohio, said it had funds from operations of $368.3 million, or 82 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 82 cents per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $61.9 million, or 14 cents per share.

The senior housing and health care real estate investment trust, based in Toledo, Ohio, posted revenue of $1.4 billion in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.35 billion.

For the current quarter ending in July, Welltower expects its per-share funds from operations to range from 82 cents to 87 cents.

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