SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bloom Energy Corp. (BE) on Thursday reported a loss of $57.5 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 17 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 10 cents per share.

The developer of fuel cell systems posted revenue of $235.3 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $254.1 million.

Bloom Energy expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion.

Bloom Energy shares have decreased 21% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $11.74, a fall of 29% in the last 12 months.

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