VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $208.1 million.

The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of $1.59 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.65 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.

The athletic apparel maker posted revenue of $1.45 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.34 billion.

For the current quarter ending in November, Lululemon expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.33 to $1.38. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.33.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.4 billion to $1.43 billion for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.32 billion.

Lululemon expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.38 to $7.48 per share, with revenue ranging from $6.19 billion to $6.26 billion.

Lululemon shares have increased 9% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $379.31, an increase of slightly more than 8% in the last 12 months.

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