ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Southern Co. (SO) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $855 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 78 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 64 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 59 cents per share.

The power company posted revenue of $6.05 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.74 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.98 billion, or $3.64 per share. Revenue was reported as $25.25 billion.

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