HOUSTON (AP) _ Dynegy Inc. (DYN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $104 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of 91 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 99 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 96 cents per share.

The power company posted revenue of $599 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Analysts expected $741 million, according to Zacks.

For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $273 million, or $2.65 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.5 billion.

Dynegy shares have increased slightly since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $30.39, a climb of 34 percent in the last 12 months.

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