NEW YORK (AP) _ Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. (GSBD) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $8.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The New York-based company said it had net income of 22 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were 48 cents per share.

The specialty finance company posted revenue of $35.5 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $36.1 million, or 90 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $147.3 million.

Goldman Sachs BDC shares have climbed almost 6% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $22.49, an increase of almost 8% in the last 12 months.

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