LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $476.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Las Vegas-based company said it had net income of $4.41. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were $1.06 per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.36 per share.
The casino operator posted revenue of $1.69 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.57 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $584.2 million, or $5.46 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.72 billion.
Wynn shares have increased 22 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has climbed roughly 7 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $120.69, a decline of 30 percent in the last 12 months.
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