Buckle Posts Higher Q4 Profits; Beats View (BKE)

Before the opening bell on Friday, Buckle (BKE ) reported higher fourth quarter profits, which came in above analysts’ estimates.

BKE’s Earnings in Brief

• The retailer reported earnings of $60.13 million, or $1.25 per share, up from $59.30 million, or $1.23 per share, last year.
• Revenue increased to $353.54 million from $339.00 million.
• On average, analysts expected to see EPS of $1.24 and $353.50 million in revenue.
• Comparable sales grew by 1.1% from the year prior.

BKE’s Dividend

BKE paid its last 23 cent dividend on January 27. We expect the company to declare its next dividend in the coming weeks.

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Stock Performance

Shares of BKE were down 23 cents, or 0.47% during premarket trading Friday. YTD, the stock is down 7.12%.

The Bottom Line

Buckle (BKE ) is not recommended at this time, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars.

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