CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $39 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had a loss of $1.57. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.04 per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $2.04 per share.

The circuit protection manufacturer posted revenue of $529.5 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $524.3 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $113 million, or $4.51 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.19 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, Littelfuse expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.70 to $1.90.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $520 million to $550 million for the fiscal first quarter.

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