The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) reported that sales for the five-week period ended April 6, 2013, were $2.4 billion, up 5% over the $2.3 billion in the five-week period ended March 31, 2012. Consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period were down 2%. For the first quarter, the company narrowed the range of its earnings per share guidance to $0.60-$0.62.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report first-quarter profit per share of $0.62. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
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