STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Crane Co. (CR) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $72.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $1.22. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.25 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.12 per share.

The maker of engineered industrial products posted revenue of $770.5 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $435.4 million, or $7.36 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.18 billion.

Crane expects full-year earnings in the range of $7 to $7.40 per share.

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