VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Armour Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $54.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Vero Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 49 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 76 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $249.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $70.7 million.

Armour Residential REIT shares have decreased nearly 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $17.56, a climb of 19% in the last 12 months.

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