America's Car-Mart: Fiscal 2Q Earnings Snapshot

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ America's Car-Mart Inc. (CRMT) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $11.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $1.58.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.10 per share.

The auto retailer posted revenue of $167.2 million in the period.

America's Car-Mart shares have climbed 61 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $72, an increase of 67 percent in the last 12 months.

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