India, Feb. 15 -- InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $39.1 million or $1.41 per share, up from $32.4 million or $1.08 per share in the prior-year quarter.

Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $1.41 per share, compared to $1.62 per share in the year-ago quarter.

On average, five analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues for the quarter decreased 10 percent to $105.5 million from $117.1 million in the same quarter last year. Analysts expected net sales of $104.64 million for the quarter.

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