OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — TreeHouse Foods Inc. (THS) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $7.5 million.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 14 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 77 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 71 cents per share.

The food maker posted revenue of $910.8 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $926.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $53.1 million, or 94 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $3.43 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, TreeHouse said it expects revenue in the range of $780 million to $810 million.

The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $3.43 billion to $3.5 billion.

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