WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $204 million.

The Wilmington, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $1.08 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.01 per share.

The specialty chemicals maker posted revenue of $4.27 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.95 billion.

For the year, the company reported net income of $6.47 billion, or $11.89 per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $16.65 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, DuPont de Nemours expects its per-share earnings to range from 94 cents to $1. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.10.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $4.2 billion to $4.3 billion for the fiscal first quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $4.15 billion.

DuPont de Nemours expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.60 to $4.90 per share, with revenue ranging from $17.4 billion to $17.8 billion.

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