ATLANTA (AP) _ WestRock Co. (WRK) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $344.5 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $1.34 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.43 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.40 per share.

The paper and packaging company posted revenue of $5.4 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.48 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $944.6 million, or $3.61 per share. Revenue was reported as $21.26 billion.

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