REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Equinix Inc. (EQIX) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results missed Wall Street expectations.

The Redwood City, California-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $564.2 million, or $6.22 per share, in the period.

The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $6.27 per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $123.3 million, or $1.36 per share.

The data center operator, based in Redwood City, California, posted revenue of $1.71 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.7 billion.

For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $2.45 billion. Revenue was reported as $6.64 billion.

Equinix expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $28.87 to $29.20 per share, with revenue in the range of $7.2 billion to $7.25 billion.

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