{"id":47552,"date":"2013-09-28T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/finish-line-reports-better-than-expected-q2-results-reiterates-full-year-outlook\/47551\/"},"modified":"2013-09-28T07:29:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T07:29:00","slug":"finish-line-reports-better-than-expected-q2-results-reiterates-full-year-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/finish-line-reports-better-than-expected-q2-results-reiterates-full-year-outlook\/47552\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish Line Reports Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results, Reiterates Full-Year Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Finish Line Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FINL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: FINL<\/a>) reported on Friday that fiscal second quarter profit rose, aided by improved same-store-sales, offsetting weaker margin. Shares rallied in regular trading hours on Friday as earnings and revenue topped analysts\u2019 estimations. Besides, the Company also backed its full-year projections.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-47552\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the latest period, Finish Line posted a net income of $26.51 million up or 54 cents a share from $24.97 million or 49 cents a share, in the same period of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecasted earnings of 45 cents a share.<\/p>\n<p>Net sales for the latest quarter climbed 13.3% to $463.03 million from $385.01 million, in the year-earlier quarter.\u00a0 Analysts\u2019 consensus estimate was for revenue of $426.39 million. Comparable-store-sales rose 0.9% in the fiscal second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Gross profit rose to $146.34 million from $134.55 million, in the same period of last year. Operating income rose to $42.87 million from $39.51 million, in the year earlier quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Gross profit as percentage of sales edged down to 33.6% from 35%, in the same period of last fiscal year while operating income as a percentage of sales slipped to 9.8% from 10.3%.<\/p>\n<p>For the fiscal year ending March 31, the Company reiterated its outlook on earnings per share, which is expected to increase by mid-single digit percentage from the fiscal year 2013. The Company earned $1.47 (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2013. Analysts\u2019 consensus estimate for the current fiscal year was of $1.57 a share.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/finish-line-reports-better-than-expected-q2-results-reiterates-full-year-outlook\/47552\" data-title=\"Finish Line Reports Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results, Reiterates Full-Year Outlook\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131001150315js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-gain-in-early-trading-33\/47599\"><br \/>\nStocks Gain in Early Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-down-as-government-shutdown-begins\/47597\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Down as Government Shutdown Begins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-edge-lower-12\/47592\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices Edge Lower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-futures-gain-11\/47590\"><br \/>\nStock Futures Gain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/paychex-q1-revenue-up-5-but-miss-expectation\/47584\"><br \/>\nPaychex Q1 Revenue Up 5% But Miss Expectation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/diamond-foods-q4-loss-widens-expects-more-headwinds-for-q1\/47582\"><br \/>\nDiamond Foods Q4 Loss Widens, Expects More Headwinds For Q1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-on-shutdown-worries\/47575\"><br \/>\nStocks End Lower on Shutdown Worries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131001150315im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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