DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $147.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Duluth, Georgia-based company said it had profit of $7.21.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $7.78 per share.

The auto dealership chain posted revenue of $4.2 billion in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.27 billion.

Asbury Automotive shares have decreased 1.5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 7% in the last 12 months.

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