LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $221.1 million.

The Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $2.45 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.47 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.51 per share.

The maker of containerboard and corrugated packaging products posted revenue of $2.15 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.13 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $805.1 million, or $8.93 per share. Revenue was reported as $8.38 billion.

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