EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) _ Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $21.5 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the El Segundo, California-based company said it had net income of 96 cents.

The sporting goods retailer posted revenue of $272.8 million in the period.

Big 5 shares have risen 87% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $19.07, rising fifteenfold in the last 12 months.

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