STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Synchrony Financial (SYF) on Friday reported fourth-quarter net income of $728 million.

The Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $1.24 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 91 cents per share.

The consumer credit company posted revenue of $4.08 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.74 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.34 billion, or $2.27 per share. Revenue was reported as $14.81 billion.

Synchrony shares have climbed slightly more than 3% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 10% in the last 12 months.

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