QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) reported earnings on Tue 30 Oct 2018 (a/h)

QuinStreet, Inc., an Internet performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services. It offers online marketing services to its clients in the form of qualified leads, inquiries, clicks, calls, applications, customers, display advertisements, or impressions through its Websites or third-party publishers.

• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Internet Content & Information
• HQ: Foster City, California
• Founded in 1999  
• Number of employees: 601 (2016)
• http://quinstreet.com

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FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) _ QuinStreet Inc. (QNST) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $5.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Foster City, California-based company said it had net income of 10 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 14 cents per share.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 14 cents per share.

The online marketing services company posted revenue of $112.9 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $103.3 million.

QuinStreet shares have increased 64 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $13.77, an increase of 92 percent in the last 12 months.