BOSTON – BOSTON (AP) _ Stag Industrial Inc. (STAG) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results met Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Boston, said it had funds from operations of $44 million, or 43 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 43 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 $21.7 million, or 22 cents per share.
The industrial real estate investment trust posted revenue of $83.3 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $83.2 million.
The company's shares have decreased roughly 10 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $24.69, a decrease of slightly more than 7 percent in the last 12 months.
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