ATLANTA (AP) _ Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AVAH) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $24.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 13 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 3 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 4 cents per share.

The home health care services provider posted revenue of $443 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $448.8 million.

Aveanna expects full-year revenue of $1.78 billion.

In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company's shares hit $1.06. A year ago, they were trading at $8.71.

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