NEW YORK (AP) _ Inter Parfums Inc. (IPAR) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $27.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 87 cents.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 63 cents per share.

The perfume maker posted revenue of $198.5 million in the period, meeting Street forecasts.

Inter Parfums expects full-year earnings to be $1.65 per share, with revenue expected to be $700 million.

Inter Parfums shares have increased 20% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $72.33, a climb of 63% in the last 12 months.

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