Pandora A/S said its normalized net income for the fourth quarter amounted to 10.11 Danish kroner per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 12.77 kroner per share.

EPS rose 59.3% year over year from 6.35 kroner.

Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was 1.20 billion kroner, a gain of 51.9% from 789.4 million kroner in the prior-year period.

The normalized profit margin rose to 21.3% from 19.9% in the year-earlier period.

Total revenue rose 43.4% year over year to 5.68 billion kroner from 3.96 billion kroner, and total operating expenses climbed 42.8% on an annual basis to 3.68 billion kroner from 2.58 billion kroner.

Reported net income rose 36.8% on an annual basis to 1.38 billion kroner, or 11.63 kroner per share, from 1.01 billion kroner, or 8.11 kroner per share.

For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled 27.97 kroner per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of 34.75 kroner.

EPS rose 44.9% from 19.31 kroner in the prior year.

Normalized net income was 3.35 billion kroner, a rise of 38.3% from 2.42 billion kroner in the prior year.

Full-year total revenue increased 40.2% on an annual basis to 16.74 billion kroner from 11.94 billion kroner, and total operating expenses grew 38.7% on an annual basis to 10.91 billion kroner from 7.87 billion kroner.

The company said reported net income increased 18.7% on an annual basis to 3.68 billion kroner, or 30.70 kroner per share, in the full year, from 3.10 billion kroner, or 24.70 kroner per share.

As of Feb. 9, US$1 was equivalent to 6.60 Danish kroner.