UPDATE: McGraw-Hill Posts Q4 Loss

McGraw-Hill Companies

reported a loss in the fourth quarter. McGraw-Hill posted a quarterly loss of $216 million, or $0.76 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $214 million, or $0.73 per share. Excluding one-time items, it earned $0.72 per up from $0.46 per share. Its revenue climbed 22% to $1.23 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.72 per share on revenue of $1.61 billion. McGraw-Hill shares fell 0.63% to $44.00 in after-hours trading.