CINCINNATI (AP) _ Cintas Corp. (CTAS) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $144.6 million.

The Cincinnati-based company said it had net income of $1.35 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.23 per share.

The uniform rental company posted revenue of $1.62 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.56 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $876 million, or $8.11 per share. Revenue was reported as $7.09 billion.

Cintas shares have risen 7.5% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen slightly more than 1%. The stock has climbed 12% in the last 12 months.

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