SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NBIX) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $147.7 million.

The San Diego-based company said it had profit of $1.44 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.13 per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $515.2 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $519.6 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $249.7 million, or $2.47 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.89 billion.

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