LOS ANGELES (AP) _ KB Home (KBH) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $174.2 million.

The Los Angeles-based company said it had net income of $1.91 per share.

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

The homebuilder posted revenue of $1.68 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.72 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $564.7 million, or $6.01 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.72 billion.

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