SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Splunk Inc. (SPLK) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $426.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had net income of $2.28. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $3.08 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.87 per share.

The maker of software that helps companies collect and analyze internal data posted revenue of $1.49 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.26 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $263.7 million, or $1.52 per share. Revenue was reported as $4.22 billion.

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