SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) _ ChemoCentryx Inc. (CCXI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $40.5 million in its fourth quarter.

The San Carlos, California-based company said it had a loss of 58 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 57 cents per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $2.3 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.5 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $131.8 million, or $1.89 per share. Revenue was reported as $32.2 million.

ChemoCentryx shares have dropped 19% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $29.46, a decline of 57% in the last 12 months.

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