Christopher & Banks Corporation Reports First Quarter Results.MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. -- Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CBK CBK Common Body of Knowledge CBK Commerzbank AG CBK Central Bank of Kuwait CBK Commercial Bank of Kuwait CBK Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse CBK Campus Beiaard Kring CBK Cannabis-Bundeskonferenz (Germany) ) today reported results for the first quarter ended June June: see month. 2, 2007. First Quarter Results Total sales for the first quarter ended June 2, 2007 were $149.4 million compared to $142.5 million for the quarter ended May 27, 2006. Net income for the first quarter was $11.7 million or $0.32 per diluted di·lute tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes 1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water. 2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture. share compared to $14.6 million or $0.39 per diluted share for the first quarter last year. Same-store sales Same-store sales is a business term which refers to the revenue generated by one of a retail chain's specific outlets during a certain period of time (often a fiscal quarter or a particular shopping season), compared to an identical period in the past, usually in the previous year. for the thirteen week period ended June 2, 2007 declined 4% compared to the thirteen week period ended June 3, 2006. The Company opened 25 new stores and closed two stores in the first quarter bringing the total number of stores to 801 as of June 2, 2007, compared to 739 as of May 27, 2006. As compared to the end of last year's first quarter, the Company experienced a 26 percent year over year increase in inventory on a per store basis. Approximately half of this increase was due to a larger combined balance of early June receipts and in-transit inventory. Financial Outlook As a result of above plan inventories at the end of the first quarter and a challenging women's specialty retail environment, the Company expects a higher level of clearance activity will be required to exit the second quarter with a current inventory position. Therefore, the Company currently anticipates second quarter earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.11 to $0.12, compared to $0.21 last year. Fiscal June same-store sales month-to-date through June 27, 2007 were up 2%. For the year, the Company estimates earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.80 to $0.83, compared to $0.89 per share last year. Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. , President and Chief Executive Officer of Christopher & Banks Corporation, commented, "We have taken steps to better align align ( v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. our Fall assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. with our customers' fashion needs. Our merchandise deliveries for the second half of the year are anticipated to be lower than last year on a per store basis. We believe lower per store receipts combined with continued merchandise improvements will allow us to deliver stronger performance in the second half of the year as compared to last year." Conference Call Information The Company will discuss its first quarter results in a conference call scheduled for today, June 28, 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern time. The conference call will be simultaneously broadcast live over the internet at http://www.christopherandbanks.com. An online archive of the broadcast will be available within one hour of the completion of the call and will be accessible at http://www.christopherandbanks.com until July July: see month. 12, 2007. In addition, an audio replay of the call will be available shortly after its conclusion and archived until July 5, 2007. This call may be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 pass code 5455661. About Christopher & Banks Christopher & Banks is a Minneapolis-based specialty retailer of women's clothing. The Company currently operates 803 stores under the names Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks and Acorn. The Company currently has 528 Christopher & Banks stores, 237 C.J. Banks stores and 38 Acorn stores. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. including statements regarding the Company's (i) expectation of an improved inventory position at the end of the second quarter as a result of a higher level of second quarter clearance activity; (ii) anticipated second quarter fiscal 2008 earnings of $0.11 to $0.12 per diluted share; (iii) anticipated full year fiscal 2008 earnings of $0.80 to $0.83 per diluted share; and (iv) the Company's expectation for stronger performance in the second half of fiscal 2008 as compared to last year as a result of lower per store receipts combined with continued merchandise improvements. The achievement of such results is subject to certain risk factors and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, adverse changes in economic, market and weather conditions, shifts in consumer tastes and spending habits that result in decreased sales, failure to realize expected economies gained through the use of private label and direct import merchandise, problems in managing our growth, inability to obtain acceptable lease terms for new store locations and other factors outside the Company's control, including factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" . The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or that may arise after the date hereof. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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