LEVUEN, Belgium (AP) _ Materialise NV (MTLS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $5.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Levuen, Belgium-based company said it had profit of 9 cents.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 6 cents per share.

The 3D printing software and medical and industrial products company posted revenue of $64.5 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $60.4 million.

For the year, the company reported net income of $14.9 million, or 26 cents per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $232.7 million.

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