TORONTO (AP) _ HudBay Minerals Inc. (HBM) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.5 million in its fourth quarter.

The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. Losses, adjusted for pretax gains, came to 10 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 7 cents per share.

The mining company posted revenue of $324.5 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $301 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $343.8 million, or $1.32 per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $1.24 billion.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $3.24. A year ago, they were trading at $6.59.

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