COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Cummins Inc. (CMI) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $593 million.

The Columbus, Indiana-based company said it had profit of $4.27 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $5.81 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.20 per share.

The engine maker posted revenue of $8.54 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.15 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.84 billion, or $20.50 per share. Revenue was reported as $33.67 billion.

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