HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Westlake Corporation (WLK) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of 5 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 45 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 60 cents per share.

The chemical company posted revenue of $2.98 billion in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.03 billion.

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