ATLANTA (AP) _ Rollins Inc. (ROL) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $62.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 13 cents.

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

The operator of Orkin and other pest and termine control services posted revenue of $536.3 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $260.8 million, or 53 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $2.16 billion.

Rollins shares have declined 5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 53% in the last 12 months.

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