Yahoo! Q4 Profit Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $348.2 million or $0.33 per share, compared to $272.3 million or $0.23 per share in the comparable quarter last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter was $481.9 million or $0.46 per share, up from $413.3 million or $0.35 per share in the comparable quarter last year. Analysts, based on consensus, expected fourth-quarter earnings of $0.38 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues dropped 6 percent to $1.27 billion from $1.35 billion last year. Analysts expected revenues of $1.20 billion for the quarter.