American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 1 came to 16 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 14 cents per share.
EPS increased year over year from 4 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $31.8 million, a gain from $8.1 million in the prior-year period.
The normalized profit margin climbed to 4.0% from 1.1% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue increased 12.2% year over year to $797.4 million from $710.6 million, and total operating expenses climbed 6.5% from the prior-year period to $744.3 million from $698.5 million.
Reported net income increased from the prior-year period to $33.5 million, or 17 cents per share, from $5.8 million, or 3 cents per share.