SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Dropbox Inc. (DBX) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.6 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and pretax expenses, came to 16 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 14 cents per share.

The online file-sharing company posted revenue of $446 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $443.2 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $52.7 million, or 13 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.66 billion.

Dropbox shares have climbed 4.5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $18.72, a decline of 27% in the last 12 months.

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