Mothercare PLC said its normalized net income for the fiscal first half ended Oct. 11 came to 6 Great British pence per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 3 pence per share.
The per-share result swung to a profit from the prior-year loss of 4 pence.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was £5.4 million, compared with a loss of £3.7 million in the prior-year period.
Total revenue came to £372.7 million, compared with £376.3 million in the year-earlier period, and total operating expenses fell year over year to £361.3 million from £379.8 million.
Reported net income totaled £4.5 million, or 5 pence per share, compared to a loss of £8.8 million, or a loss of 10 pence per share, in the prior-year period.
