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Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) has reported impressive fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results, wherein sales and earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Also, both top and bottom lines grew year over year.Insight Into the HeadlinesBurlington Stores has reported adjusted earnings of $3.66 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of earnings of $3.28. The bottom line rose 23.6% from $2.96 in the year-ago quarter.Total revenues of $3,126.4 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,039 million a ...

Michael O'Sullivan - Chief Executive Officer Operator Thank you, David. Good morning, everyone. And thank you for joining us. As I look back on these numbers, candidly, we would have liked to have done more. Let's start with new stores. In 2023, we opened 80 net new stores, but our goal over the last couple of years has been to ramp up to 100 net new stores a year. We have rigorous standards for the quality of new store locations, and over the last couple of years, this has made it difficult to hit this 100 ...

For the quarter ended January 2024, Burlington Stores (BURL) reported revenue of $3.13 billion, up 13.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.66, compared to $2.96 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.04 billion, representing a surprise of +2.88%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +11.59%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.28.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- an ...

Burlington Stores (BURL) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.66 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.96 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 11.59%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this discount retailer would post earnings of $0.99 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.98, delivering a surprise of -1.01%.Over the last four quarters, ...

On a GAAP 14-week basis, total sales increased 14%, net income was $227 million, and diluted EPS was $3.53On a non-GAAP 13-week basis, excluding certain expenses associated with the acquisition of Bed Bath & Beyond leases (as applicable): Comparable store sales increased 2%, ahead of guidance for -2% to 0%Adjusted EBIT margin increased 110 basis points, well over guidance for an increase of 0 to 40 basis pointsAdjusted EPS increased 25% to $3.69, well above guidance of $3.10 to $3.25 On a GAAP 53-week basis ...

Burlington Stores, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results o Introducing outlook for FY24 Adjusted EPS of $7.00-$7.60, an increase of 12% to 22% over FY23 on a 52-week basis; guidance excludes certain expenses associated with the acquisition of Bed Bath & Beyond leases o On a GAAP 14-week basis, total sales increased 14%, net income was $227 million, and diluted EPS was $3.53 • Comparable store sales increased 2%, ahead of guidance for -2% to 0% Mr. O'Sullivan continued, "Looking ahead to 202 ...