Booker Group PLC said its normalized net income for the fiscal first half ended Sept. 12 came to 2 Great British pence per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 3 pence per share.
EPS climbed 15.4% year over year from 2 pence.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was £42.1 million, an increase of 16.0% from £36.3 million in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue rose year over year to £2.26 billion from £2.22 billion, and total operating expenses climbed from the prior-year period to £2.20 billion from £2.16 billion.
Reported net income grew on an annual basis to £55.2 million, or 3 pence per share, from £53.7 million, or 3 pence per share.
