ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ H. B. Fuller Co. (FUL) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $48.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the St Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of 87 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.04 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.24 per share.

The adhesives company posted revenue of $958.2 million in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $997.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $180.3 million, or $3.26 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.75 billion.

H. B. Fuller expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.15 to $4.55 per share.

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