== Staples (SPLS) reported earnings Wed 18 Nov 2015 (before open)

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** charts after earnings **

Staples reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line :

• Reports Q3 (Oct) earnings of $0.35 per share, in-line with the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.35; revenues fell 6.2% year/year to $5.59 bln vs the $5.66 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Comparable sales, which combines comparable store sales and Staples.com sales growth excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, decreased two percent versus the prior year.
• Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.26-0.30 vs. $0.28 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. For the fourth quarter of 2015, the company expects sales to decrease versus the fourth quarter of 2014 vs. estimates for sales to be down ~3.28% to $5.48 bln