The Spanish travel technology company Amadeus announced on Friday a fourth-quarter gross operating profit that exceeded market expectations.

The company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) reached €577.9 million ($682.2 million) for the quarter, surpassing the analysts' average estimate of €555.6 million, according to LSEG data.

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(Reporting by Javi West Larrañaga and Gemma Guasch in Gdansk; editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak; Spanish edition by Jorge Ollero Castela)