VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (SAND) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $7.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of 4 cents.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 5 cents per share.

The provider of financing for gold mining companies posted revenue of $29.8 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $27.6 million, or 14 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $71.7 million.

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