Xtep International (HKG:1368) posted 913.6 million yuan in profit attributable to ordinary equity holders in the first half of 2025, up from 752.1 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Hong Kong bourse filing Monday.

Earnings per share came in at 0.3172 yuan compared with 0.2918 yuan per share a year earlier.

Analysts at Visible Alpha had estimated earnings per share at 0.31 yuan.

Revenue for the period rose over 7.1% to 6.84 billion yuan from 6.38 billion yuan a year earlier.

Analysts had forecast revenue of 6.81 billion yuan.

The board declared an interim dividend of HK$0.18 per share, up from last year's HK$0.156 per share.

Shares of the Chinese sportswear firm gained nearly 1% in Monday's late-morning trade.