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Foot Locker beats by $0.05, reports revs in-line; sees mid-single digit comps and double-digit EPS growth this year :
- Reports Q4 (Jan) earnings of $1.37 per share, $0.05 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $1.32; revenues rose 5.3% year/year to $2.11 bln vs the $2.11 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
- Q4 comparable-store sales increased 5.0%. Total sales increased 5.3 percent, to $2,113 million this year, compared with sales of $2,007 million for the corresponding prior-year period. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, total sales for the fourth quarter increased 6.1 percent. The Company's gross margin rate improved to 33.7 percent of sales from 33.6 percent a year ago, and the selling, general, and administrative expense rate improved 60 basis points to 18.7 percent of sales.
- "Although we currently face a softer sales environment than at this time last year, we are planning for a mid-single digit comparable sales gain and a double-digit earnings per share increase for the full year of 2017." Consensus calls for EPS +9.3% to $5.27/share.
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