Oct 25 (Reuters) - **Shares of Life Time Group LTH.N
down by more than 15% to 9-month low of $11.94 on Wednesday
after the fitness center owner reported third quarter results
that missed analyst estimates
** Stock on track for biggest one-day pct drop since debut
in Oct 2021
** LTH reported adj earnings per share of 6 cents, excluding
asset impairments, versus avg estimate of 12 cents, per LSEG
data
** Revenue rose nearly 18% to $585.2 million, slightly below
avg estimate of $586.38, per LSEG data
** LTH also forecast Q4 revenue of $555-$565 mln and FY rev
2023 between $2.213-$2.233 bln vs LSEG estimates of $576.6 mln
and 2.236 bln, respectively
** Q3 memberships rose 7.63% to 784,331
** LTH stock up 1.6% YTD
(Reporting by Chibuike Oguh in New York)
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