SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Stitch Fix Inc. (SFIX) on Tuesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $44.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 44 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 18 cents per share.

The online clothing styling service posted revenue of $443.4 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $415.3 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $67.1 million, or 66 cents per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $1.71 billion.

Stitch Fix shares have increased 22% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $31.27, an increase of 58% in the last 12 months.

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