GENEVA (AP) _ STMicroelectronics NV (STM) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.25 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Geneva-based company said it had net income of $1.32.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.13 per share.

The chip company posted revenue of $4.42 billion in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.96 billion, or $4.19 per share. Revenue was reported as $16.13 billion.

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