WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $222 million.

The Wilmington, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and to account for discontinued operations, were 95 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 92 cents per share.

The specialty chemicals maker posted revenue of $5.25 billion in the period.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $2.95 billion, or $4.01 per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $20.4 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, DuPont de Nemours expects its per-share earnings to range from 75 cents to 77 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $3.75 billion to $3.85 billion for the fiscal first quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $3.59 billion.

DuPont de Nemours expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.30 to $3.45 per share, with revenue ranging from $15.4 billion to $15.6 billion.

DuPont de Nemours shares have increased 6.5% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen 4%. The stock has increased 41% in the last 12 months.

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