SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Realty Income Corp. (O) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations.

The San Diego-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $862.9 million, or $1.03 per share, in the period.

The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $1.03 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 $129.7 million, or 16 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust, based in San Diego, posted revenue of $1.26 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.19 billion.

Realty Income Corp. expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $4.13 to $4.21 per share.

_____

This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on O at https://www.zacks.com/ap/O

For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, STATS Perform dba Automated Insights. , source Associated Press News