DUBLIN (AP) _ Eaton Corp. PLC (ETN) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $452 million.

The Dublin-based company said it had profit of $1.09 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were $1.37 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.40 per share.

The power management company posted revenue of $5.24 billion in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.33 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.21 billion, or $5.25 per share. Revenue was reported as $21.39 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, Eaton expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.16 to $1.26. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.20.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.60 to $5.90 per share.

Eaton shares have risen nearly 1% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased roughly 1%. The stock has climbed 25% in the last 12 months.

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