DALLAS (AP) _ Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $49.3 million.

The Dallas-based bank said it had earnings of 54 cents per share.

The insurance holding compnay posted revenue of $452.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $410.6 million, which topped Street forecasts.

For the year, the company reported profit of $225.3 million, or $2.44 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.65 billion.

Hilltop Holdings shares have declined 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $24.65, a rise of 33% in the last 12 months.

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