TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Kforce Inc. (KFRC) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $9.9 million.

The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 27 cents per share.

The staffing company posted revenue of $343 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $313.8 million.

Kforce shares have declined 20% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $31.77, a fall of slightly more than 8% in the last 12 months.

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