COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — American Electric Power Co. (AEP) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $384.3 million.On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 75 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.05 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 99 cents per share.The utility posted revenue of $4.88 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.26 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $2.31 billion, or $4.51 per share. Revenue was reported as $19.64 billion.AEP expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.19 to $5.39 per share.AEP shares have decreased slightly more than 4% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has increased nearly 4%. The stock has risen roughly 6% in the last 12 months.This story was generated by  Automated Insights  (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a  Zacks stock report on AEP  at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AEPFor copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, STATS Perform dba Automated Insights., source Associated Press News