HOUSTON (AP) _ Dril-Quip Inc. (DRQ) on Thursday reported a loss of $8.9 million in its first quarter.

The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 26 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 29 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 21 cents per share.

The maker of offshore drilling and production equipment posted revenue of $83.1 million in the period.

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