SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — EBay Inc. (EBAY) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $679 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of $1.40. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.25 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.20 per share.

The e-commerce company posted revenue of $2.58 billion in the period, which met Street forecasts.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.98 billion, or $3.94 per share. Revenue was reported as $10.28 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, eBay expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.32 to $1.36.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $2.52 billion to $2.56 billion for the fiscal first quarter.

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