By Eric J. Savitz DoorDash shares headed lower late Thursday even though the food-delivery company reported better results than expected for the fourth quarter. Investors appear to have been looking for a more decisive increase in the outlook for the first quarter and beyond. In late trading, the stock was down 6.7%, to $117.89. In the December quarter, revenue came in at $2.3 billion, up 23% from a year ago and a little ahead of the Wall Street consensus forecast of $2.25 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was $363 million, slightly above the Street at $356 million. The company lost 39 cents a share in the quarter, while analysts had expected a loss of 16 cents. Gross order volume was $17.6 billion, up 22% from a year ago, and above the consensus call for $17.29 billion among analysts tracked by FactSet. Total orders were 574 million,