MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $104.1 million.

The Melville, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.86 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.79 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.77 per share.

The distributor of industrial tools and supplies posted revenue of $1.02 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $339.8 million, or $6.06 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.69 billion.

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