Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. reported Wednesday a first-quarter profit that was more than triple what was expected, boosted by a $34.7 million increase in the estimated value of investments in proptech companies. Shares of the real estate and investment management company were still inactive in premarket trading. Net income rose to $109.7 million, or $1.97 a share, from $25.8 million, or 10 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share increased to $2.10 from 49 cents, beating the FactSet consensus of 66 cents. Revenue slipped 1% to $4.04 billion, while revenue before reimbursements declined 5% to $2.13 billion, but topped the FactSet consensus of $1.85 billion. Fee revenue was down 4% to $1.44 billion but beat expectations of $1.34 billion, and leasing revenue fell 9% to $49.5 million. The stock has run up 28.8% year to date, while the S&P 500 has advanced 10.9%.
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