HOUSTON (AP) _ Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.32 billion in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of $5.22. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.17 per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.81 per share.
The natural gas company posted revenue of $6.56 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.36 billion.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $2.34 billion, or $9.25 per share. Revenue was reported as $15.86 billion.
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