ATLANTA (AP) _ Global Payments Inc. (GPN) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $208.5 million.

The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.13 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.11 per share.

The electronics payment processing company posted revenue of $2.19 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.98 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.97 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $965.5 million, or $3.29 per share. Revenue was reported as $7.74 billion.

Global Payments expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.45 to $9.67 per share, with revenue in the range of $8.42 billion to $8.5 billion.

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