EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) _ C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $230.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of $1.74.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.85 per share.

The trucking company posted revenue of $6.5 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.19 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $844.2 million, or $6.31 per share. Revenue was reported as $23.1 billion.

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