HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) _ BJ's Restaurants Inc. (BJRI) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.2 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Huntington Beach, California-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. Losses, adjusted for pretax gains, came to 13 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 8 cents per share.

The restaurant chain posted revenue of $282.2 million in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $292.5 million.

BJ's Restaurants shares have fallen nearly 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $35.10, an increase of almost 9% in the last 12 months.

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