FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) _ The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $940.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 78 cents.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 90 cents per share.

The parent of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other stores posted revenue of $13.85 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $14.37 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.28 billion, or $2.70 per share. Revenue was reported as $48.55 billion.

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