Jumbo SA said its normalized net income for the fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014, was 26 euro cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 32 cents per share.
EPS rose 6.4% year over year from 24 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was €34.9 million, a gain of 6.4% from €32.8 million in the prior-year period.
The normalized profit margin increased to 17.9% from 17.7% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue climbed 5.4% on an annual basis to €195.6 million from €185.6 million, and total operating expenses grew 5.1% on an annual basis to €140.7 million from €133.9 million.
Reported net income rose from the prior-year period to €42.7 million, or 31 cents per share, from €40.9 million, or 30 cents per share.
