VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Westport Innovations Inc. (WPRT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $3.9 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 41 cents per share.

The maker of natural-gas engine technology posted revenue of $66.3 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $66.9 million.

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