06:49 AM EST, 11/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CGI (GIB-A.TO, GIB) on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher revenue.

Net earnings, excluding specific items, rose to $439.1 million, or $1.92 per share, from $421.2 million, or $1.71 per share last year. The result was just above a consensus analyst forecast of $1.91, according to Capital IQ.

Revenue increased 4.4% to $3.66 billion but just missed the Capital IQ forecast of $3.61 billion.

CGI will pay a dividend of $0.15 per share on Dec. 20.