PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) _ Bottomline Technologies Inc. (EPAY) on Tuesday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $4.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 22 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 25 cents per share.

The payment and invoice service provider posted revenue of $123.6 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $122 million.

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