Earnings Results: Roku stock gains after earnings beat, though ad market remains challenging

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Roku Inc. shares moved 2% higher in Wednesday’s after-hours action as the streaming-media company cited continued ad-market pressures but topped expectations for its latest quarter.

The company reported a first-quarter net loss of $193.6 million, or $1.38 a share, compared with a loss of $26.3 million, or 19 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting a $1.47 loss per share.

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