LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dillard's Inc. (DDS) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $250.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of $15.44. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, came to $13.69 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $11.59 per share.

The department store operator posted revenue of $2.12 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.08 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $738.8 million, or $44.73 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.75 billion.

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