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BOSTON (AP) _ Stag Industrial Inc. (STAG) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations.

The real estate investment trust, based in Boston, said it had funds from operations of $49.9 million, or 45 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 45 cents per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $7.2 million, or 7 cents per share.

The industrial real estate investment trust posted revenue of $88.9 million in the period, which also matched Street forecasts.

The company's shares have fallen almost 4 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $26.32, a fall of nearly 5 percent in the last 12 months.

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