Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY); Q1 Recap

June 23, 2011 2:51 PM EDT
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Price: $4.35 -2.03%

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Nomura Securities maintains a 'Buy' on Bed Bath and Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY).

Nomura analyst, Aram Rubinson, said, "BBBY reported strong FQ1 results with EPS of $0.72 compared with Street expectations of $0.62 and our Street-high estimate of $0.66. Comps of +7% were also ahead of the Street’s +4.8% expectation. We were higher at +6%. We are raising our F2011 EPS estimate to $3.75 from $3.67. That is due to FQ1 upside together with continued discipline on SG&A, which actually declined 0.5% on a per foot basis. Our F2012 EPS estimate increasee to $4.50 from $4.40: 15% ahead of consensus."

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Shares of Bed Bath and Beyond closed at $54.06 yesterday.


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