$CARA Reports 4Q loss

SHELTON, Conn. (AP) _ Cara Therapeutics Inc. (CARA) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Shelton, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 18 cents per share.

The biotechnology company posted revenue of $914,000 in the period.

For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $17.7 million, or 85 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $3.2 million.

Cara shares have fallen nearly 7 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $9.30, a drop of 45 percent in the last 12 months.

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