DALLAS (AP) _ Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $52.8 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.07 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 57 cents per share.

The owner of Dave & Buster's, a chain of restaurants and arcades posted revenue of $377.6 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $357.9 million.

Dave & Buster's shares have risen 19% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $35.60, a rise of 93% in the last 12 months.

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