SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ ServiceNow Inc. (NOW) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $26 million.

The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had profit of 13 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.46 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.43 per share.

The maker of software that automates companies' technology operations posted revenue of $1.61 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.6 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $230 million, or $1.13 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.9 billion.

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