FRISCO, Texas (AP) _ Comstock Resources Inc. (CRK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $288.3 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Frisco, Texas-based company said it had a loss of $1.26. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 34 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 34 cents per share.

The oil and gas company posted revenue of $511.2 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $413.6 million.

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