DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) _ Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $384.5 million.

The Dublin, California-based company said it had profit of $1.11 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 98 cents per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $4.58 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.6 billion.

Ross Stores expects full-year earnings to be $3.84 to $4.12 per share.

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