NEW YORK (AP) _ Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit of $5 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 1 cent. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to 77 cents per share.

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

The consumer products maker posted revenue of $4.63 billion in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.57 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.79 billion, or $2.13 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.97 billion.

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