CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (SRPT) on Thursday reported a loss of $196.5 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $2.50.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.89 per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $143.9 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $131.5 million.

Sarepta Therapeutics shares have climbed 12% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $145.15, a rise of 55% in the last 12 months.

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