IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Boot Barn Holdings Inc. (BOOT) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $37.9 million.

The Irvine, California-based company said it had profit of $1.25 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were $1.22 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 94 cents per share.

The Western apparel and footwear retailer posted revenue of $312.7 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $294.6 million.

Boot Barn shares have more than doubled since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $100.31, more than tripling in the last 12 months.

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