PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.

The Pasadena, California-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $203.4 million, or $1.77 per share, in the period.

The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $1.78 per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $199.6 million, or $1.74 per share.

The life science real estate company posted revenue of $408.1 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $783 million, or $6.96 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.53 billion.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities expects full-year funds from operations to be $7.28 to $7.48 per share.

The company's shares have risen 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $164.81, a rise of 26% in the last 12 months.

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