BEIJING (AP) _ Baidu Inc. (BIDU) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $911 million.

The Beijing-based company said it had profit of $2.62 per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were $3.81 per share.

The web search company posted revenue of $4.15 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.05 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $296 million, or 80 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $15.43 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, Baidu Inc. said it expects revenue in the range of $3 billion to $3.3 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $3.91 billion.

Baidu Inc. shares have dropped 5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 26% in the last 12 months.

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