COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Express Inc. (EXPR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $53.3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 82 cents. Losses, adjusted for pretax expenses and asset impairment costs, came to 66 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 85 cents per share.

The clothing and accessories chain posted revenue of $430.3 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $438.6 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $405.4 million, or $6.27 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.21 billion.

The company's shares closed at $3.38. A year ago, they were trading at $2.61.

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