SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) on Thursday reported a loss of $42.5 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 6 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was breakeven on a per-share basis.

The web security and content delivery company posted revenue of $253.9 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $250.2 million.

For the current quarter ending in December, Cloudflare expects its per-share earnings to range from 4 cents to 5 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $273.5 million to $274.5 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Cloudflare expects full-year earnings in the range of 11 cents to 12 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $974 million to $975 million.

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