Burlington Stores Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 amounted to $1.27 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of $1.32 per share.
EPS climbed 22.2% year over year from $1.04.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $96.7 million, an increase of 23.5% from $78.3 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin climbed to 6.4% from 5.8% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue increased 11.2% year over year to $1.50 billion from $1.35 billion, and total operating expenses climbed 11.1% on an annual basis to $1.33 billion from $1.20 billion.
Reported net income increased from the prior-year period to $94.9 million, or $1.24 per share, from $14.3 million, or 19 cents per share.
For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled $1.50 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of $1.72.
EPS rose from 13 cents in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $113.8 million, an increase from $48.0 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue rose 8.7% from the prior-year period to $4.83 billion from $4.44 billion, and total operating expenses increased 7.7% year over year to $4.57 billion from $4.25 billion.
The company said reported net income came to $66.0 million, or 87 cents per share, in the full year, compared with a loss of $33.1 million, or a loss of 9 cents per share, the prior year.
