KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) _ Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $239.1 million.

The King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of $3 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.95 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.83 per share.

The hospital and health facility operator posted revenue of $3.28 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.14 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $991.6 million, or $11.82 per share. Revenue was reported as $12.64 billion.

Universal Health Services expects full-year earnings in the range of $11.90 to $12.90 per share, with revenue in the range of $13.42 billion to $13.69 billion.

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