PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) _ Workday Inc. (WDAY) on Thursday reported a loss of $64.2 million in its fiscal second quarter.

The Pleasanton, California-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 83 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 28 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 79 cents per share.

The maker of human resources software posted revenue of $1.54 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Twenty-eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.52 billion.

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