IRVING, Texas (AP) — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Builders FirstSource Inc. (BLDR) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $350.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Irving, Texas-based company said it had profit of $2.83. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $3.55 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.70 per share.

The construction supply company posted revenue of $4.15 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.01 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.54 billion, or $11.94 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.1 billion.

Builders FirstSource expects full-year revenue in the range of $17.5 billion to $18.5 billion.

Builders FirstSource shares have risen 10% since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months.

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