ISLANDIA (dpa-AFX) - CA Technologies Inc (CA), the maker of IT management software, on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $151 million or $0.34 per share compared with $107 million or $0.24 per share last year.
Excluding items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $0.56 per share compared with $0.62 per share a year ago.
On average, 13 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Revenues for the quarter slid 6 percent to $1.02 billion from $1.08 billion in the prior year.
Twelve analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $1.04 billion for the quarter.
For the full year 2016, the company expects adjusted earnings of $2.38 to $2.45 per share on revenues of $3.95 billion to $3.99 billion. Analysts expect earnings of $2.47 per share on revenues of $4.18 billion.
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