SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.06 billion.

The San Antonio-based company said it had profit of $2.58 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.13 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.60 per share.

The oil refiner posted revenue of $27.88 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $27.59 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.42 billion, or $5.84 per share. Revenue was reported as $108.32 billion.

Valero Energy shares have fallen nearly 8% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 1%. The stock has increased nearly 7% in the last 12 months.

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