COVINGTON, La. (AP) _ Pool Corp. (POOL) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $18 million.

The Covington, Louisiana-based company said it had profit of 44 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 35 cents per share.

The distributor of supplies for swimming pools posted revenue of $582.2 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $572.6 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $261.6 million, or $6.40 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.2 billion.

Pool Corp. expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.41 to $6.71 per share.

Pool Corp. shares have climbed 7% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 43% in the last 12 months.

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