GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Dollar General Corp. (DG) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $642.7 million.

The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of $2.62 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 25 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.71 per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $8.41 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Twenty-five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.28 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.66 billion, or $10.62 per share. Revenue was reported as $33.75 billion.

Dollar General expects full-year earnings to be $8.80 to $9.50 per share.

Dollar General shares have declined 11% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has increased nearly 6%. The stock has climbed 21% in the last 12 months.

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