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Best Buy Profit Soars 52% in 3Q

Posted Dec 18, 07 12:21 PM CST in Business 

(Newser) – A consumer hankering for big-ticket items—and a willingness to pay closer to full price for them—helped Best Buy's third-quarter profit rise 52%, reports the Wall Street Journal. Absent last year's discounting on flat-screen TVs, the country's largest electronics chain posted Q3 net income of $228 million, or 53 cents a share, versus 31 cents a share a year earlier and analysts' forecast of 41 cents.

An extra week of post-Thanksgiving shopping added to the surge; the company expects that same calendar shift to hinder fourth-quarter performance. Revenue rose 17% to $9.93 billion, aided by the opening of 127 new stores; same-store sales rose 6.7%. The company revised expected earnings from $3.10 to $3.20 a share.

Sources Wall Street Journal, CNN

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Customers browse DVDs at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. Best Buy Co. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 said third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent, ahead of analyst expectations,...   (Associated Press)
A reserved parking sign is seen in the parking lot at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. Best Buy Co. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 said third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent,...   (Associated Press)
Flat screen televisions are seen on display at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif. in this Sept. 18, 2007 file photo. Best Buy Co. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 said third-quarter profit jumped 52...   (Associated Press)
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