HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.99 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of $3.42. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $3.07 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.14 per share.

The oil and gas company posted revenue of $6.36 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.17 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $7.59 billion, or $13 per share. Revenue was reported as $24.19 billion.

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