FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — FirstCash Holdings, Inc (FCFS) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $61.4 million.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.35 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.55 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.50 per share.

The pawn store posted revenue of $836.4 million in the period.

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