SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ SunPower Corp. (SPWR) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $75.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of 39 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 6 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 3 cents per share.

The solar products and services company posted revenue of $308.9 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $328.7 million.

SunPower shares have decreased slightly more than 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $25.31, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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