[REPORTING LOSS AFTER CHARGE]
Tuesday August 26 9:47 AM EDT
PETsMART Posts 2Q Loss of $0.31(Aft. Chge.) vs. EPS of $0.02
PETSMART INC. Interim Consol. Earns.: July '97--Thou. $
13 Wks. to: Aug. 3 '97 July 28 '96 Net sales 425,860 345,044 Net income ad35,716 2,164 *Sh. earns. d$0.31 $0.02 26 Wks.: Net sales 838,514 675,827 Net income ad36,462 2,573 *Sh. earns. d$0.32 $0.02 Aug. 3 '97 July 28 '96 13 wks. 114,758,000 117,538,000 26 wks. 114,475,000 116,672,000 Note:: Pre-tax merger and restructuring costs amounted to $12,300,000 & $20,364,000 for the 13 & 26-week periods. of 1996. dDeficit. *Avge. com. and com. equiv. shs. adjusted for two-for-one stock split of record in July 1997: +Restated for companies acquired on a pooling-of-interests basis. aIncluding merger and restructuring charges of $38.2 million or $0.33 per share.
Aug. 25, 1997 PETsMART Inc. announced Aug. '97 13-week loss per share of $0.31 vs earnings of $0.02 for same period a year ago. 26-week loss of $0.32 vs earnings of $0.02 for same period a year ago.
Based on average common and common equivalent shares. adjusted for two-for-one stock split of record in July 1997.
Results or 1996 were restated for companies acquired on a pooling-of-interests basis.
Results for the 13 and 26-week periods of 1997 include merger and restructuring charges of $0.33 per share.
Note:Pre-tax merger and restructuring costs amounted to $12,300,000 & $20,364,000 for the 13 & 26-week periods. of 1996. |