EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) _ NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $722 million.

On a per-share basis, the Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company said it had profit of $2.76. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were $3.73 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.60 per share.

The chipmaker posted revenue of $3.31 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.28 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.79 billion, or $10.55 per share. Revenue was reported as $13.21 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, NXP expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.82 to $3.22.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $2.9 billion to $3.1 billion for the fiscal first quarter.

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