WARREN, Pa. (AP) _ Northwest Bancshares Inc. (NWBI) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $30.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Warren, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 24 cents.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.

The holding company for Northwest Savings Bank posted revenue of $130 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $123.7 million, which missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $127.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $154.3 million, or $1.21 per share. Revenue was reported as $534.2 million.

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