VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) _ Capstone Turbine Corp. (CPST) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.9 million in its fiscal third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Van Nuys, California-based company said it had a loss of 59 cents.

The maker of turbine systems for energy generation posted revenue of $17.4 million in the period.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $2.66. A year ago, they were trading at $9.20.

This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CPST at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CPST

Automated Insights, source Associated Press News