KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) _ Glacier Bancorp Inc. (GBCI) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $79.7 million.

The bank, based in Kalispell, Montana, said it had earnings of 72 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 73 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $253.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $232.5 million, also missing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $242 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $303.2 million, or $2.74 per share. Revenue was reported as $909.1 million.

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