SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $491.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Santa Clara, California-based company said it had net income of $1.55. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.58 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.44 per share.

The cloud networking company posted revenue of $1.46 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.38 billion.

For the current quarter ending in September, Arista Networks said it expects revenue in the range of $1.45 billion to $1.5 billion.

Arista Networks shares have increased 28% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $155.09, an increase of 33% in the last 12 months.

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