HOUSTON (AP) _ National Oilwell Varco (NOV) on Monday reported a loss of $55 million in its third quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs, were 1 cent per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 9 cents per share.
The oil and gas industry supplier posted revenue of $1.38 billion in the period, which matched Street forecasts.
National Oilwell Varco shares have decreased 64% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen slightly more than 5%. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $8.93, a decline of 57% in the last 12 months.
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