Tilly's Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 amounted to 27 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 22 cents per share.
EPS climbed 19.0% year over year from 23 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $7.6 million, a gain of 18.7% from $6.4 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin increased to 5.0% from 4.6% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue grew 9.2% year over year to $152.8 million from $139.9 million, and total operating expenses grew 8.5% from the prior-year period to $140.6 million from $129.6 million.
Reported net income grew 24.6% from the prior-year period to $7.0 million, or 25 cents per share, from $5.6 million, or 19 cents per share.
For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled 54 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of 47 cents.
EPS declined 23.2% from 70 cents in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $15.0 million, a decrease of 23.3% from $19.6 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue increased on an annual basis to $518.3 million from $495.8 million, and total operating expenses grew 6.4% year over year to $494.1 million from $464.3 million.
The company said reported net income declined 23.2% year over year to $14.0 million, or 50 cents per share, in the full year, from $18.3 million, or 65 cents per share.
