May 10, 2016 - 1:38 PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $7.4 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 3 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was breakeven on a per-share basis.
The silver miner posted revenue of $66.5 million in the period.
First Majestic shares have more than tripled since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $9.88, a rise of 97 per cent in the last 12 months.
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