SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) _ Plantronics Inc. (POLY) on Friday reported a loss of $30.9 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

The Santa Cruz, California-based company said it had a loss of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option expense, came to 50 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 54 cents per share.

The headset maker posted revenue of $421.4 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $17.9 million, or 41 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.68 billion.

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