SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinterest Inc. (PINS) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $21.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 46 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 50 cents per share.

The digital pinboard and shopping tool company posted revenue of $1.17 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.2 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Pinterest said it expects revenue in the range of $1.43 billion to $1.48 billion.

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