HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Westlake Corporation (WLK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $544 million in its fourth quarter.

The Houston-based company said it had a loss of $4.22 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 25 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.44 per share.

The chemical company posted revenue of $2.53 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.57 billion.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $1.51 billion, or $11.70 per share. Revenue was reported as $11.17 billion.

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