HOUSTON (AP) _ MRC Global Inc. (MRC) on Monday reported a loss of $11 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 9 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 5 cents per share.

The energy products distributor posted revenue of $685 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $703.7 million.

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