LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) _ Home Bancorp Inc. (HBCP) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $10.2 million.

The Lafayette, Louisiana-based bank said it had earnings of $1.23 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.20 per share.

The financial holding company posted revenue of $29.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $28.2 million, which fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $28.8 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $48.6 million, or $5.77 per share. Revenue was reported as $117.3 million.

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