WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (MPWR) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $257.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the West Palm Beach, Florida-based company said it had net income of $5.22. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and pretax expenses, were $6.50 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.88 per share.

The chipmaker posted revenue of $980.6 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $904 million.

For the current quarter ending in September, Monolithic said it expects revenue in the range of $1.14 billion to $1.16 billion.

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