SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian energy company Eletrobras on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter net profit of 893 million reais ($180 million), rebounding from a loss a year earlier but missing analysts' expectations.

Analysts were expecting a profit of 2.22 billion, LSEG data showed.

($1 = 4.9710 reais) (Reporting by Andre Romani and Peter Frontini; editing by Jason Neely)