WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ PerkinElmer Inc. (PKI) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $179.2 million.

The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of $1.41 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and pretax expenses, were $2.56 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share.

The maker of scientific instruments posted revenue of $1.36 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.25 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $932.2 million, or $7.99 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.07 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, PerkinElmer expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.05 to $2.10. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.46.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.17 billion to $1.19 billion for the fiscal first quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.07 billion.

PerkinElmer expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.80 to $7 per share, with revenue ranging from $4.42 billion to $4.5 billion.

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