Guess? Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 was 64 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 57 cents per share.
EPS declined 19.6% year over year from 80 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $54.7 million, a decline of 19.3% from $67.7 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin fell to 7.8% from 8.8% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue decreased 9.3% year over year to $696.7 million from $768.4 million, and total operating expenses decreased 6.9% on an annual basis to $613.4 million from $658.8 million.
Reported net income declined 21.6% year over year to $54.3 million, or 63 cents per share, from $69.3 million, or 82 cents per share.
For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled $1.20 per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of $1.06.
EPS declined 34.1% from $1.83 in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $102.2 million, a decline of 33.9% from $154.6 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue declined 5.9% on an annual basis to $2.42 billion from $2.57 billion, and total operating expenses declined year over year to $2.27 billion from $2.33 billion.
The company said reported net income decreased 38.1% year over year to $94.2 million, or $1.11 per share, in the full year, from $152.1 million, or $1.80 per share.
