LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Bank OZK (OZK) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $162.8 million.

The Little Rock, Arkansas-based bank said it had earnings of $1.34 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.33 per share.

The bank posted revenue of $426.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $360 million, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $338.3 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $564.1 million, or $4.54 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.26 billion.

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