EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — PetIQ Inc. (PETQ) on Wednesday reported a loss of $17.5 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Eagle, Idaho-based company said it had a loss of 60 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 12 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 29 cents per share.

The pet medications and products maker posted revenue of $219.9 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $189.7 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.1 million, or 7 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.1 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, PetIQ said it expects revenue in the range of $290 million to $310 million.

The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.13 billion to $1.18 billion.

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