NEW YORK (AP) _ WW International, Inc. (WW) on Thursday reported a loss of $8.2 million in its first quarter.

The New York-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share.

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

The weight-loss program operator posted revenue of $297.8 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $300.8 million.

WW International expects full-year earnings to be 72 cents to 78 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $1.09 billion to $1.14 billion.

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