LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) _ Netflix Inc. (NFLX) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $607.4 million.

The Los Gatos, California-based company said it had profit of $1.33 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 82 cents per share.

The internet video service posted revenue of $7.71 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seventeen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.7 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, Netflix said it expects revenue in the range of $7.9 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $8.11 billion.

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