OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gulfport Energy Corp. (GPOR) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $245.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Oklahoma City-based company said it had profit of $11.13. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.10 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.56 per share.

The natural gas producer posted revenue of $489.1 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $306.8 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.47 billion, or $66.46 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.79 billion.

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