NEW YORK (AP) _ Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $647 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 75 cents. Earnings, adjusted to extinguish debt, were 77 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 77 cents per share.

The consumer products maker posted revenue of $4.32 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.18 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.7 billion, or $3.14 per share. Revenue was reported as $16.47 billion.

Colgate-Palmolive shares have fallen slightly more than 7% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased roughly 1%. The stock has climbed 14% in the last 12 months.

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