LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $384 million.

On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $7.54. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $7.14 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.97 per share.

The seller of maintenance and other supplies posted revenue of $3.8 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.76 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.55 billion, or $30.06 per share. Revenue was reported as $15.23 billion.

W.W. Grainger expects full-year earnings to be $32 to $34.50 per share, with revenue in the range of $16.2 million to $16.8 million.

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