DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Perrigo Co. (PRGO) on Tuesday reported a loss of $32.3 million in its fourth quarter.

The Dublin-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 86 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 83 cents per share.

The drug company posted revenue of $1.16 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.19 billion.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $12.7 million, or 9 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $4.66 billion.

Perrigo expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.50 to $2.65 per share.

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