ST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — Spire Inc. (SR) on Thursday reported a loss of $31.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had a loss of 66 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 78 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 66 cents per share.

The natural gas distributor posted revenue of $310.4 million in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $315.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $217.5 million, or $3.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.67 billion.

Spire expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.25 to $4.45 per share.

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