SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $21.9 million.

The San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option expense, came to 23 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 19 cents per share.

The communications equipment company posted revenue of $299.9 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $292.2 million.

For the current quarter ending in April, Viav Solutions expects its per-share earnings to range from 16 cents to 18 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $280 million to $300 million for the fiscal third quarter.

Viav Solutions shares have climbed slightly more than 7% since the beginning of the year.

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