DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) on Thursday reported a loss of $3.72 billion in its fiscal first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Deerfield, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of $4.31. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.16 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.15 per share.

The largest U.S. drugstore chain posted revenue of $33.38 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $32.96 billion.

Walgreens expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.45 to $4.65 per share, with revenue in the range of $133.5 billion to $137.5 billion.

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