NEW YORK (AP) _ Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Friday reported fourth-quarter net income of $148 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 18 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 79 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 79 cents per share.

The consumer products maker posted revenue of $4.4 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.44 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.17 billion, or $2.55 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.42 billion.

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