ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $740 million.

On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of $1.24. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, were $1.53 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.39 per share.

The maker of process controls systems, valves and analytical instruments posted revenue of $5.36 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.34 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.23 billion, or $5.41 per share. Revenue was reported as $19.63 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Emerson Electric expects its per-share earnings to range from 85 cents to 89 cents. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.19.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $4 to $4.15 per share.

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