DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) on Monday reported a loss of $9.5 million in its fourth quarter.

The Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.70 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.52 per share.

The financial services company posted revenue of $3.12 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.62 billion, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.33 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $4.81 billion, or $18.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $13.48 billion.

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