COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Alliance Data Systems Corp. (ADS) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $273.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $5.47. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $5.99 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.83 per share.

The manager of loyalty and rewards programs for retailers and others posted revenue of $1.01 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Eighteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.05 billion.

Alliance Data shares have climbed 34% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has climbed 17%. The stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months.

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