SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $153 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 37 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 41 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 40 cents per share.

The jeans maker posted revenue of $1.68 billion in the period, which met Street forecasts.

For the year, the company reported net income of $553.5 million, or $1.35 per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $5.76 billion.

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