SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Yelp Inc. (YELP) on Thursday reported a loss of $915,000 in its first quarter.

The San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 11 cents per share.

The online business reviews company posted revenue of $276.6 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $266.7 million.

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