The Bellevue-based automated coin-counting company Coinstar beat its first-quarter expectations, reporting earnings of $6.4 million, or 21 cents per share, the company announced late last month.

Analysts were, on average, expecting earnings of 13 cents per share.

Revenue was $350.1 million, up 47 percent from a year ago. Stocks for the company rose on April 28 by 17 percent to $44.54.