SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.

The Santa Monica, California-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $86 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 41 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 $4.6 million, or 3 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust, based in Santa Monica, California, posted revenue of $250.8 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $244.8 million.

Douglas Emmett expects full-year funds from operations to be $1.69 to $1.73 per share.

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