BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) _ Nike Inc. (NKE) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.44 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Beaverton, Oregon-based company said it had profit of 90 cents.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 81 cents per share.

The athletic apparel maker posted revenue of $12.23 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $12.07 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $6.05 billion, or $3.75 per share. Revenue was reported as $46.71 billion.

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