BioMarin: 1Q Earnings Snapshot

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) _ BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) on Thursday reported a loss of $56.5 million in its first quarter.

The San Rafael, California-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came to 14 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 9 cents per share.

The rare disease biopharmaceutical posted revenue of $400.7 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $387.2 million.

BioMarin expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.68 billion to $1.75 billion.

BioMarin shares have risen slightly since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $85.31, a rise of nearly 5 percent in the last 12 months.

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