SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Synaptics Inc. (SYNA) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $82.9 million.

The San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of $2.04 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and stock option expense, came to $3.87 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.69 per share.

The maker of touch-screen technology posted revenue of $476.4 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $257.5 million, or $6.33 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.74 billion.

For the current quarter ending in October, Synaptics said it expects revenue in the range of $440 million to $470 million. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $465.1 million.

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