SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Vocera Communications Inc. (VCRA) on Thursday reported a loss of $657,000 in its fourth quarter.

The San Jose, California-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 29 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 17 cents per share.

The hospital mobile communications company posted revenue of $65.8 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $63.6 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $8.5 million, or 25 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $234.2 million.

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