ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (ESPR) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $61 million.

On a per-share basis, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 34 cents.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 8 cents per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $137.7 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $53.1 million.

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