LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Honest Co. (HNST) on Thursday reported a loss of $9 million in its fourth quarter.

The Los Angeles-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 8 cents per share.

The consumer products company posted revenue of $80.4 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $84.2 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $38.7 million, or 43 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $318.6 million.

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