CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) _ SeaSpine Holdings Corp. (SPNE) on Friday reported a loss of $18.8 million in its fourth quarter.

The Carlsbad, California-based company said it had a loss of 52 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 36 cents per share.

The medical technology company posted revenue of $55.6 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $54.9 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $54.3 million, or $1.62 per share. Revenue was reported as $191.5 million.

SeaSpine expects full-year revenue in the range of $226 million to $230 million.

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