-=Guardant Health (GH) reported earnings on Tue 12 March 19 (a/h)

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Guardant Health Inc. (GH) on Tuesday reported a loss of $25.1 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had a loss of 30 cents.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 36 cents per share.

The provider of oncology testing services posted revenue of $32.9 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $24.6 million.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $85.1 million, or $2.80 per share. Revenue was reported as $90.6 million.

Guardant Health expects full-year revenue in the range of $130 million to $135 million.

Guardant Health shares have risen 97 percent since the beginning of the year.