SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Zscaler Inc. (ZS) on Thursday reported a loss of $81 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

The San Jose, California-based company said it had a loss of 59 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 14 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 9 cents per share.

The cloud-based information security provider posted revenue of $197.1 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $187.8 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $262 million, or $1.93 per share. Revenue was reported as $673.1 million.

For the current quarter ending in November, Zscaler expects its per-share earnings to be 12 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $210 million to $212 million for the fiscal first quarter.

Zscaler expects full-year earnings in the range of 52 cents to 56 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $940 million to $950 million.

Zscaler shares have increased 40% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $280.22, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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