ATLANTA (AP) _ Global Payments Inc. (GPN) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $182.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 61 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.80 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.77 per share.

The electronics payment processing company posted revenue of $1.93 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.75 billion, which fell short of Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.76 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $584.5 million, or $1.95 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.75 billion.

Global Payments expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.75 to $8.05 per share, with revenue in the range of $7.5 billion to $7.6 billion.

Global Payments shares have decreased 8% since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen nearly 2% in the last 12 months.

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