FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (AP) _ Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (KALU) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $28 million.

The Foothill Ranch, California-based company said it had net income of $1.71 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.85 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.83 per share.

The aluminum products company posted revenue of $395.2 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $404.2 million.

Kaiser shares have increased 21 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $107.71, a rise of 5.5 percent in the last 12 months.

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