Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 was $1.30 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of $1.22 per share.
EPS rose 16.7% year over year from $1.12.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $156.1 million, an increase of 11.6% from $139.8 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin increased to 7.2% from 7.2% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue grew 10.9% on an annual basis to $2.16 billion from $1.95 billion, and total operating expenses grew 10.7% on an annual basis to $1.91 billion from $1.72 billion.
Reported net income rose 11.8% year over year to $155.6 million, or $1.30 per share, from $139.2 million, or $1.11 per share.
For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled $2.97 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of $2.79.
EPS rose 8.7% from $2.73 in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $360.3 million, a gain from $343.6 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue grew 9.7% from the prior-year period to $6.81 billion from $6.21 billion, and total operating expenses increased 10.1% on an annual basis to $6.24 billion from $5.67 billion.
The company said reported net income increased on an annual basis to $344.3 million, or $2.84 per share, in the full year, from $337.9 million, or $2.69 per share.
