INDIANA, Pa. (AP) _ First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (FCF) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $34.8 million.

The Indiana, Pennsylvania-based bank said it had earnings of 37 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 33 cents per share.

The financial holding company posted revenue of $99.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $96.3 million, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $97.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $138.3 million, or $1.44 per share. Revenue was reported as $385.3 million.

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