DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — TopBuild Corp. (BLD) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $146.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Daytona Beach, Florida-based company said it had profit of $4.60. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4.69 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.60 per share.

The insulation products company posted revenue of $1.29 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.28 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $614.3 million, or $19.33 per share. Revenue was reported as $5.19 billion.

TopBuild expects full-year revenue in the range of $5.36 billion to $5.56 billion.

TopBuild shares have risen 10% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 98% in the last 12 months.

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