TJX Companies (TJX), the operator of discount retailers including TJ Maxx, posted higher-than-expected quarterly results on the back of gains in European sales Wednesday and raised its full-year earnings outlook.

The company, whose brands also include HomeGoods and Marshall's, posted third-quarter net sales of $14.1 billion, up 6% year-over-year, and above estimates from Visible Alpha of $13.93 billion.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 also exceeded the $1.08 EPS estimate compiled b🧸y Visible Alpha.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ernie Herrman said the 3% gain in year-over-year same store sales was at tꦯhe “high end” of the company’s plan and that the fourth quarter is "off to a strong start."

TJX Foreca𒆙sts Full Year Comparab🧸le Store Sales to Rise 3%

TJX said 🃏it ꦰexpects full-year consolidated comparable store sales to be up 3%. 

It also raised its pretax proꦚfit margin outlook for the full fiscal year to be 11.3% and EPS to be 🐓in the range of $4.15 to $4.17.

When it announced 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:second-quarter earnings,  TJX  raised its outlook for pretax profit margin to around 11.2% and raised its forecast for diluted EPS to a range of $4.09 to $4.13.

TJX shares fell more than 1% Wednesday and are up about 25% this year.