Stage Stores Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 was $1.37 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of $1.34 per share.
EPS increased 15.7% year over year from $1.19.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $43.6 million, a gain of 16.8% from $37.3 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin rose to 8.4% from 7.6% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue rose 6.6% year over year to $524.9 million from $492.5 million, and total operating expenses increased 5.2% from the prior-year period to $454.5 million from $432.1 million.
Reported net income rose 46.0% year over year to $43.4 million, or $1.37 per share, from $29.7 million, or 95 cents per share.
For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled $1.19 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of $1.21.
EPS declined 15.2% from $1.40 in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $37.8 million, a fall of 16.6% from $45.3 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue increased on an annual basis to $1.64 billion from $1.61 billion, and total operating expenses increased year over year to $1.58 billion from $1.53 billion.
The company said reported net income rose 50.2% year over year to $37.4 million, or $1.18 per share, in the full year, from $24.9 million, or 77 cents per share.
