PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations.

The Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $327.6 million, or $1.11 per share, in the period.

The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $1.05 per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had net income of $28.5 million, or 10 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, posted revenue of $1.42 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.44 billion.

For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $1.21 billion. Revenue was reported as $5.48 billion.

Iron Mountain expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $4.39 to $4.51 per share, with revenue in the range of $6 billion to $6.15 billion.

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