Molson Coors Brewing posts 4Q profit of $94.1 million, result misses forecasts

Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $94.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had net income of 50 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 55 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 67 cents per share.

The beer maker posted revenue of $973.8 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $514 million, or $2.76 per share. Revenue was reported as $4.15 billion.

Molson Coors shares have climbed slightly more than 2 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has dropped almost 1 percent. The stock has climbed 46 percent in the last 12 months.

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