WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) _ Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $90.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Westbrook, Maine-based company said it had profit of $1.04.

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

The Animal diagnostic and health care company posted revenue of $605.4 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $599.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $427.7 million, or $4.89 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.41 billion.

Idexx expects full-year earnings to be $5.42 to $5.58 per share, with revenue in the range of $2.62 billion to $2.66 billion.

Idexx shares have risen roughly 9% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 37% in the last 12 months.

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