J.Jill (JILL) Reports Q4 EPS of $0.08
J.Jill (NYSE: JILL) reported Q4 EPS of $0.08, versus $0.04 reported last year. Revenue for the quarter came in at $166.9 million, versus $145.4 million reported last year.
- Total net sales increased by 14.8% to $166.9 million from $145.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
- Total company comparable sales, which includes comparable store sales and direct to consumer comparable sales, increased by 10.8%.
- Direct to consumer net sales represented 48.8% of total net sales, up from 46.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
- Gross profit increased to $105.5 million from $91.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. As a percentage of total net sales, gross profit was 63.2% compared to 62.9% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
- SG&A was $94.6 million compared to. $85.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, and as a percentage of total net sales was 56.7% compared to 58.6% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Fourth quarter 2016 SG&A included $2.5 million of net non-recurring expenses.
- Income from operations, inclusive of net non-recurring SG&A expenses, increased to $10.8 million, and as a percentage of total net sales was 6.5% compared to 4.3% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
- Adjusted EBITDA* for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 increased by 45.7% to $22.5 million from $15.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
- Income tax expense increased to $3.7 million from $0.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, and the effective tax rate was 64.7% compared to 35.0% in the fourth quarter of 2015.
- Diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 were $0.05 compared to $0.03 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share* for fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, which excludes net non-recurring expenses, were $0.08 compared to adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.04 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
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