 MENLO PARK, Calif. AP _ Exponent Inc. EXPO on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of 26.3 million. The Menlo Park, California-based company said it had profit of 49 cents per share. The engineering and scientific consulting company posted revenue of 106 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was 99.7 million. Exponent shares have increased nearly 2 since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit 70.33, an increase of 24 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EXPO at 