HONOLULU (AP) _ First Hawaiian Inc. (FHB) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $57 million.

The bank, based in Honolulu, said it had earnings of 44 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 53 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 47 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $182.9 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $178.9 million, which missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $181.2 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $265.7 million, or $2.05 per share. Revenue was reported as $715.5 million.

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