India, Feb. 4 -- Amdocs Ltd (DOX) released a profit for its first quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings came in at $151.1 million, or $1.33 per share. This compares with $148.0 million, or $1.26 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Amdocs Ltd reported adjusted earnings of $188.2 million or $1.66 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.64 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period fell 10.8% to $1.110 billion from $1.245 billion last year.

Amdocs Ltd earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $151.1 Mln. vs. $148.0 Mln. last year.-EPS: $1.33 vs. $1.26 last year.-Revenu...