KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) _ Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $378 million.

The Kingsport, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $2.81 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.81 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.89 per share.

The specialty chemicals maker posted revenue of $2.69 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.42 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $857 million, or $6.25 per share. Revenue was reported as $10.48 billion.

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