METTAWA, Ill. (AP) _ Brunswick Corp. (BC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $141.7 million.

The Mettawa, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $1.95 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.99 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.97 per share.

The boat and sporting goods company posted revenue of $1.58 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.66 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $677 million, or $9 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.81 billion.

Brunswick shares have risen 20% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased slightly more than 6% in the last 12 months.

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