SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Zendesk Inc. (ZEN) on Thursday reported a loss of $61.9 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 51 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 16 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 18 cents per share.

The customer-service software maker posted revenue of $375.4 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $369.5 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $223.6 million, or $1.87 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.34 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, Zendesk said it expects revenue in the range of $381 million to $387 million.

The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.68 billion to $1.71 billion.

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