DALLAS (AP) _ Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $539 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of $1.58. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.69 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.61 per share.

The maker of consumer products such as Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue posted revenue of $4.84 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.74 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.35 billion, or $6.87 per share. Revenue was reported as $19.14 billion.

Kimberly-Clark expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.75 to $8 per share.

Kimberly-Clark shares have declined almost 2% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 2%. The stock has decreased roughly 9% in the last 12 months.

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