KVH Industries Inc. on Thursday reported a small third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as sales rose by nearly half from a year earlier.

KVH posted a net profit of $385,000, or 3 cents a share, in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with a net loss of $812,000, or 6 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 44 percent to $22.64 million.