ATLANTA (AP) _ United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.45 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $3.96. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.62 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.58 per share.

The package delivery service posted revenue of $27.03 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $27.95 billion.

UPS expects full-year revenue in the range of $97 billion to $99.4 billion.

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