HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Hershey Co. (HSY) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $796.6 million.
The Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of $3.92 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.69 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.38 per share.
The chocolate bar and candy maker posted revenue of $2.89 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.85 billion.
Hershey expects full-year earnings in the range of $6 to $6.18 per share.
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