SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $59.1 million.

The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of $1.98 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and stock option expense, were $3.25 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.26 per share.

The financial services company posted revenue of $374.4 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $316.7 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $236.4 million, or $7.90 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.29 billion.

Fair Isaac shares have climbed 16% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $432.89, a rise of 29% in the last 12 months.

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