HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $33 million.

On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of $2.18. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $7.50 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $2.64 per share.

The drilling contractor posted revenue of $742.8 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $736.2 million, beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $718 million.

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