FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Qualys Inc. (QLYS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $21.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Foster City, California-based company said it had profit of 55 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came to 84 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 80 cents per share.

The maker of security-analysis software posted revenue of $109.8 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $108.5 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $71 million, or $1.77 per share. Revenue was reported as $411.2 million.

For the current quarter ending in April, Qualys expects its per-share earnings to range from 80 cents to 82 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $112.5 million to $113.1 million for the fiscal first quarter.

Qualys expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.87 to $2.92 per share, with revenue ranging from $482 million to $485 million.

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