SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $144.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Santa Clara, California-based company said it had profit of $1.83. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.11 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.97 per share.

The cloud networking company posted revenue of $540.6 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $530 million.

For the current quarter ending in October, Arista Networks said it expects revenue in the range of $570 million to $590 million.

Arista Networks shares have increased 30% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $263.99, a climb of 14% in the last 12 months.

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