PETACH-TIKVA, Israel (AP) _ CyberArk Software Ltd. (CYBR) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $16.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Petach-Tikva, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 42 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 28 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 17 cents per share.

The maker of software that detects attacks on privileged accounts posted revenue of $151.3 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $144.5 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $83.9 million, or $2.12 per share. Revenue was reported as $502.9 million.

For the current quarter ending in April, CyberArk expects its results to range from a loss of 42 cents per share to a loss of 25 cents per share.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $125 million to $133 million for the fiscal first quarter.

CyberArk expects full-year results to range from a loss of 98 cents per share to a loss of 64 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $582 million to $598 million.

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