EVERETT, Wash. (AP) _ Funko, Inc. A (FNKO) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $6.5 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Everett, Washington-based company said it had profit of 17 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 24 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 10 cents per share.

The company posted revenue of $189.2 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $179 million.

Funko-A expects full-year earnings in the range of 98 cents to $1.12 per share.

Funko-A shares have more than doubled since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $21.22, increasing fivefold in the last 12 months.

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