Adobe Advances as Revenue, Profit Top Analysts’ Estimates

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Adobe Systems Inc. shares climbed the most in one year after the software company reported fiscal fourth-quarter sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates as customers embraced its flagship Creative Suite.

Profit excluding some items for the period, which ended in November, was 61 cents a share on sales of $1.15 billion, the San Jose, California-based company said yesterday in a statement. Analysts on average had projected profit of 56 cents a share on revenue of $1.1 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.