BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $818.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Boston-based company said it had net income of $3.15. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and pretax expenses, were $3.76 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.53 per share.

The drugmaker posted revenue of $2.3 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.29 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.32 billion, or $12.82 per share. Revenue was reported as $8.93 billion.

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