SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Lyft Inc. (LYFT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $427.3 million in its first quarter.

The San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of $1.31 per share. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 36 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 54 cents per share.

The ride-hailing company posted revenue of $609 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $556.8 million.

Lyft shares have increased 14% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $56.19, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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