WYNYARD PARK STOCKTON-ON-TEES, Britain (AP) _ Venator Materials PLC (VNTR) on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $21 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Wynyard park stockton-On-Tees, Britain-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and amortization costs, came to 1 cent per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 4 cents per share.

The chemical company posted revenue of $553 million in the period.

Ventator Materials shares have climbed 63% since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than quadrupled in the last 12 months.

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