REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $76 million.

The Redwood City, California-based company said it had net income of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to $1.03 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share.

The video game maker posted revenue of $1.35 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.49 billion, exceeding Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.4 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $837 million, or $2.87 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.19 billion.

For the current quarter ending in July, Electronic Arts expects its per-share earnings to be 24 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.48 billion for the fiscal first quarter.

Electronic Arts expects full-year earnings to be $1.34 per share, with revenue expected to be $6.8 billion.

Electronic Arts shares have fallen roughly 2% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has increased 11%. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $141.36, a climb of 20% in the last 12 months.

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