HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) _ Hershey Co. (HSY) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $335.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of $1.62. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.69 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.63 per share.

The chocolate bar and candy maker posted revenue of $2.33 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.27 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.48 billion, or $7.11 per share. Revenue was reported as $8.97 billion.

Hershey expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.84 to $7.98 per share.

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