STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) on Friday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.2 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $7.69.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $8.03 per share.

The cable provider posted revenue of $13.67 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $13.7 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $5.06 billion, or $30.74 per share. Revenue was reported as $54.02 billion.

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