16 November 2011

PetSmart Reports Results for Q3 2011

PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) today reported earnings of $0.50 per share, up 32% compared to $0.38 per share in the third quarter of 2010. Net income totaled $56 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $46 million in the third quarter of 2010.

Total sales for the third quarter of 2011 increased 8% to $1.5 billion. The increase in sales was partially impacted by $3 million in favorable foreign currency fluctuations. Comparable store sales, or sales in       stores open at least a year, grew 6.1%, benefiting from comparable transactions growth of 2.2%. Services sales, which are included in total sales, grew 9% to $161 million.
  
During the third quarter, the company generated $124 million in operating cash flow, spent $28 million in capital expenditures, distributed $16 million in dividends, and repurchased $70 million of PetSmart stock. The company ended the quarter with $333 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and zero borrowings on its credit facility.


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