First American Financial Corp. Earnings Retreat 1% In Q4

(RTTNews) - First American Financial Corp. (FAF) revealed a profit for fourth quarter that lost ground compared to the same period last year.

The company said its profit came in at $81.02 million, or $0.73 per share. This was lower than $81.57 million, or $0.74 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 10.3% to $1.50 billion. This was up from $1.36 billion last year.

First American Financial Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $81.02 Mln. vs. $81.57 Mln. last year. -Earnings Decline (Y-o-Y): -0.7% -EPS (Q4): $0.73 vs. $0.74 last year. -EPS Decline (Y-o-Y): -1.4% -Revenue (Q4): $1.50 Bln vs. $1.36 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 10.3%