GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dollar General Corp. (DG) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $550.3 million.

The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of $2.48 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.23 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 24 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2 per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $11.29 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Twenty-five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $11.18 billion.

Dollar General expects full-year earnings to be $7.80 to $8 per share.

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