NEW YORK (AP) _ WW International, Inc. (WW) on Thursday reported a loss of $206 million in its third quarter.

The New York-based company said it had a loss of $2.93 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and restructuring costs, were 45 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 37 cents per share.

The weight-loss program operator posted revenue of $249.7 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $250 million.

WW International expects a full-year loss of $3.21 to $3.16 per share, with revenue expected to be $1.04 billion.

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