LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Dillard's Inc. (DDS) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $185.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of $8.81 per share.

The department store operator posted revenue of $1.57 billion in the period.

Dillard's shares have nearly tripled since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased sixfold in the last 12 months.

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