DALLAS (AP) _ Match Group, Inc. (MTCH) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $84.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of 30 cents.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 47 cents per share.

The media and internet company posted revenue of $786.2 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $788.8 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $361.9 million, or $1.24 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.19 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, Match Group said it expects revenue in the range of $790 million to $800 million.

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