MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $65.9 million.

The Melville, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.18 per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $1.26 per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.26 per share.

The distributor of industrial tools and supplies posted revenue of $831 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $836.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $216.9 million, or $3.87 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.24 billion.

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