NEW YORK (AP) _ Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $2.09 billion.

The New York-based company said it had profit of $1.34 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.35 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.30 per share.

The seller of Marlboro and other cigarette brands posted revenue of $20.83 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $8.1 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.72 billion.

Philip Morris expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.12 to $6.30 per share.

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