GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) _ V.F. Corp. (VFC) on Friday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $483.8 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of $1.22 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and to extinguish debt, came to 10 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 3 cents per share.

The maker of brands such as Vans, North Face and Timberland posted revenue of $2.1 billion in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $679.4 million, or $1.70 per share. Revenue was reported as $10.47 billion.

V.F. shares have declined 44% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has declined 12%. The stock has dropped 39% in the last 12 months.

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