Molson Coors: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $287.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Golden, Colorado-based company said it had profit of $1.39. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.30 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.13 per share.

The beer maker posted revenue of $3.24 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $2.74 billion, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.71 billion.

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