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Tractor Supply: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $227.4 million.

The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of 43 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 46 cents per share.

The retailer for farmers and ranchers posted revenue of $3.9 billion in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.01 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.1 billion, or $2.06 per share. Revenue was reported as $15.52 billion.

Tractor Supply expects full-year earnings to be $2.13 to $2.23 per share.

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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TSCO at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TSCO

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