SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp Inc. (YELP) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $14.2 million.

The San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 20 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 4 cents per share.

The online business reviews company posted revenue of $332.8 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $333.7 million.

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