Wall Street Jumps on Tuesday

Big 5 Sporting Goods issues strong earnings forecast

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Jan 15, 2019
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U.S. stocks were in positive territory on Tuesday despite uncertainty recarding company's quarterly financial results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 120 points to 24,028, the S&P 500 index gained 0.95% to 2,607 and the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 1.61% to 7,017.

Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV, Financial) jumped more than 12% in Tuesday after the company announced same-store sales rose 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Net sales were $247.1 million, up from $242.9 million in the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, net sales were $987.6 million, down from $1.01 billion in fiscal 2017. Merchandise margins decreased 12 basis points.

Earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year will be reported by the end of February.

The California-based retailer projects a loss of 15 to 17 cents per share for the quarter, which is an improvement from its prior outlook of a loss of 15 cents to 25 cents per share. For the full year, it expects a loss between 8 cents and 10 cents per share.

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The main European stock markets traded higher. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 jumped 0.58%, France's CAC 40 gained 0.49%, Germany's Dax rose 0.33% and Spain's IBEX 35 swelled 0.36%.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.96%, India’s BSE Sensex jumped 1.30%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 2.02% and China's Shanghai Composite slid 1.36%.

Disclosure: The author holds no positions in any stocks mentioned.