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Signet Jewelers fiscal Q4 profit climbs 20.0% YOY

Signet Jewelers Ltd. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 came to $2.60 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of $3.03 per share.

EPS increased 20.1% year over year from $2.16.

Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $208.1 million, an increase of 20.0% from $173.5 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.

The normalized profit margin fell to 8.3% from 9.9% in the year-earlier period.

Total revenue grew 42.5% on an annual basis to $2.49 billion from $1.75 billion, and total operating expenses climbed 46.9% from the prior-year period to $2.15 billion from $1.47 billion.

Reported net income increased 30.2% from the prior-year period to $227.8 million, or $2.84 per share, from $174.9 million, or $2.18 per share.

For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled $4.68 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of $5.57.

EPS rose 6.6% from $4.39 in the prior year.

Normalized net income was $375.3 million, a gain of 6.0% from $354.1 million in the prior year.

Full-year total revenue increased 35.5% year over year to $5.95 billion from $4.40 billion, and total operating expenses rose 39.0% on an annual basis to $5.32 billion from $3.83 billion.

The company said reported net income grew on an annual basis to $380.9 million, or $4.75 per share, in the full year, from $368.0 million, or $4.56 per share.