SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — PTC Therapeutics Inc. (PTCT) on Thursday reported a loss of $91.6 million in its first quarter.
The South Plainfield, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of $1.20 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.21 per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $210.1 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $160.3 million.
PTC Therapeutics expects full-year revenue in the range of $600 million to $680 million.
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