ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) _ Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $486.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of $2.19.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.23 per share.

The seller of gases for industrial, medical and other uses posted revenue of $2.32 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.27 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.89 billion, or $8.49 per share. Revenue was reported as $8.86 billion.

Air Products and Chemicals shares have risen 32% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased almost 10%. The stock has climbed 32% in the last 12 months.

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