Performance Food Group Q4 adjusted earnings Miss Estimates

(RTTNews) - Performance Food Group (PFGC) released earnings for its fourth quarter that rose from the same period last year.

The company's profit came in at $64.4 million, or $0.61 per share. This compares with $40.4 million, or $0.39 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.60 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 3.6% to $4.59 billion from $4.43 billion last year.

Performance Food Group earnings at a glance:

-EPS (Q4): $0.53 vs. $0.48 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $0.60 -Revenue (Q4): $4.59 Bln vs. $4.43 Bln last year.