STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Hexcel Corp. (HXL) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $18.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of 22 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 16 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 12 cents per share.

The maker of lightweight composite materials posted revenue of $360.3 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $341.6 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $16.1 million, or 19 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.32 billion.

Hexcel expects full-year earnings in the range of $1 to $1.24 per share, with revenue in the range of $1.5 billion to $1.63 billion.

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