BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Encompass Health Corp. (EHC) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $86 million.

On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 86 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 93 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 86 cents per share.

The rehabilitation hospital operator posted revenue of $1.21 billion in the period, which met Street forecasts.

For the year, the company reported profit of $284.2 million, or $2.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $4.64 billion.

Encompass Health expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.31 to $3.53 per share, with revenue in the range of $5 billion to $5.17 billion.

Encompass Health shares have climbed roughly 4% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $85.86, a climb of 11% in the last 12 months.

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