HOUSTON (AP) _ Sharps Compliance Corp. (SMED) on Wednesday reported a loss of $287,000 in its fiscal third quarter.

The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 4 cents per share.

The medical waste management company posted revenue of $17.6 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $16.7 million.

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