DALLAS (AP) _ Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $58.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of 74 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to 46 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 50 cents per share.

The business development company posted revenue of $62.8 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $65.3 million.

Sixth St shares have increased 13% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $23.40, an increase of 35% in the last 12 months.

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