UTICA, N.Y. (AP) _ Conmed Corp. (CNMD) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $24.1 million.

The Utica, New York-based company said it had net income of 81 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, came to 84 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.

The medical technology company posted revenue of $252.8 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $263.1 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $9.5 million, or 32 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $862.5 million.

Conmed shares have increased 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $114.36, a rise of nearly 7% in the last 12 months.

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