SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $368 million.

The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had profit of $1.23 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, were $1.53 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.39 per share.

The scientific instrument maker posted revenue of $1.85 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.77 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.25 billion, or $4.18 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.85 billion.

For the current quarter ending in January, Agilent expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.29 to $1.31. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.39.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.68 billion to $1.7 billion for the fiscal first quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.77 billion.

Agilent expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.61 to $5.69 per share, with revenue ranging from $6.9 billion to $7 billion.

Agilent shares have declined 9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has declined 17%. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $145.14, a fall of 12% in the last 12 months.

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