SINGAPORE (AP) _ Flex Ltd. (FLEX) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $168 million.

On a per-share basis, the Singapore-based company said it had profit of 36 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 52 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 44 cents per share.

The electronics designer and manufacturer posted revenue of $6.85 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.43 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $936 million, or $1.94 per share. Revenue was reported as $26.04 billion.

For the current quarter ending in July, Flex expects its per-share earnings to range from 44 cents to 50 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $6.6 billion to $7 billion for the fiscal first quarter.

Flex expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.09 to $2.24 per share, with revenue ranging from $27.7 billion to $28.7 billion.

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