Lovisa Holdings (ASX:LOV) reported Monday that its earnings per diluted share rose to AU$0.5159 in the fiscal first half from AU$0.4849 per diluted share a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Visible Alpha were expecting EPS of AU$0.56.

Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 29, 2024, was AU$405.9 million, up from AU$373 million in the same period a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha expected AU$414.2 million.

The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.50 per share, unchanged from the previously reported period, payable on April 10 to shareholders on record as of March 7.