** Tool maker Stanley Black & Decker's SWK.N shares fall 4.8% to $82.50 premarket
** SWK forecast annual profit below estimates, hurt by tepid demand for its power tools, and said it was preparing measures to mitigate a hit from the recent tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump
** Co expects 2025 adjusted profit to be $5.25/shr, plus or minus 50 cents, compared with Wall Street expectations of $5.38/shr, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Q4 adjusted profit of $1.49/shr, tops analysts' estimates of $1.27/shr
** Q4 total revenue of $3.72 bln beats expectations of $3.58 bln
** In 2024, SWK was down 18%
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy)
((Anshuman.Tripathy@thomsonreuters.com))
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