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Kohl's Misses Earnings Estimates
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 11:02AM
November 13, 2014
Kohl's is heading into the holidays with a loss of momentum after third quarter same store sales declined 1.8% and the company missed analysts' earnings estimate by four cents.
The third quarter comp decrease of 1.8% was on top of a prior year decline of 1.6%. Total sales at the operator of 1,163 stores declined slightly to $4.37 billion from $4.44 billion. Net income declined to $142 million, or 70 cents a share, from $177 million, or 81 cents a share.
The 1,163 stores Kohl's operated at the end of the quarter was five more units than the company had in operation at the end of the third quarter the prior year.
Source: Retailing Today
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