PLANO, Texas (AP) — PLANO, Texas (AP) — Upbound Group, Inc. (UPBD) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $27.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Plano, Texas-based company said it had net income of 50 cents. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, were 79 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.

The company that leases furniture and appliances with an option to buy posted revenue of $1.1 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.06 billion.

Upbound Group expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.55 to $4 per share, with revenue in the range of $4 billion to $4.2 billion.

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