ATLANTA (AP) _ WestRock Co. (WRK) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $323.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $1.20. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.23 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.14 per share.

The paper and packaging company posted revenue of $5.09 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.94 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $838.3 million, or $3.13 per share. Revenue was reported as $18.75 billion.

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