CHICAGO Shares of online video provider Netflix Inc. declined 15% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company issued a U.S. streaming-subscriber forecast that disappointed some investors. Netflix, which ended the third quarter with 25.1 million domestic streaming customers, said it now expects to end 2012 with 26.4 million to 27.1 million streaming subscribers, representing a gain of between 4.7 million and 5.4 million customers for the year. Netflix also said it anticipates anywhere from a loss of $ 13 million to a profit of $ 2 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting its expansion into Finland, Denmark and Sweden. For the third quarter, Netflix said it earned $ 8 million, or 13 cents a share, compared with a profit of $ 62 million, or $ 1.16 a share, in the same period a year ago. The 88% decline reflects greater subscriber-acquisition costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s international expansion. Revenue rose to $ 905 million from $ 822 million. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting a profit of 5 cents a share on revenue of $ 904.4 million.
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