HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $124 million.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of $1.42. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to $1 per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.02 per share.
The investment firm posted revenue of $136.8 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $137.6 million.
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