Dollar Tree Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 was $1.01 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of $1.14 per share.
In the prior-year period, the per-share result was a profit of $1.01.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $208.0 million, a decline from $212.3 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin declined to 8.4% from 9.5% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue increased 10.8% year over year to $2.48 billion from $2.23 billion, and total operating expenses rose 10.5% on an annual basis to $2.08 billion from $1.89 billion.
Reported net income decreased from the prior-year period to $207.0 million, or $1.00 per share, from $211.2 million, or $1.01 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 $3.11.
EPS rose 9.1% from $2.72 in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $615.1 million, a rise from $596.8 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue rose 9.7% from the prior-year period to $8.60 billion from $7.84 billion, and total operating expenses grew 9.6% year over year to $7.53 billion from $6.87 billion.
The company said reported net income came to $600.3 million, or $2.90 per share, in the full year, compared with $596.0 million, or $2.72 per share, the prior year.
