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That did meet management's expectations, though, and the company exceeded profit targets in a difficult retailing environment. Here's how the headline results stacked up against the prior-year period: What happened this quarter? Sales growth slowed for the second straight quarter, but improving profit margins helped Big Lots produce a slight profit heading into the critical holiday shopping season. Here are the key highlights of the quarter. Comps were flat, which was at the low end of the range that management issued three months ago. The company started out the year at a 3% comps growth pace that slowed to zero over the past six months. Big Lots hasn't posted a negative comps figure since the final quarter of 2013. By comparison, Target has seen a slight comps decline over the first nine months of the year. Gross profit margin ticked up by nearly a full percentage point to 40% of sales. Big Lots generated just over $1 million of profit, equating to a tiny profit margin of 0.1% of sales.
Over the last nine months, though, Big Lots has managed steady profitability gains as net margin ticked up to 1.7% of sales from 1.3% in the year-ago period. Inventory fell slightly to track the minor decline in revenue. What management had to say "We are pleased to report in a challenging retail environment the team delivered upon our financial commitments," CEO David Campisi said in a press release. "Sales were in line with our communicated guidance while EPS was above our expectations." Speaking about the company's core customer, which management refers to as "Jennifer," Campisi said that Big Lots found success prioritizing product categories like furniture, where it enjoys a competitive advantage. "Jennifer continues to positively respond to our focus on ownable and winnable merchandise categories, improved merchandise presentations and more consistent in-store execution," Campisi said. Despite the flat comparable-store sales trend, management again raised their profit outlook for the year and now see adjusted earnings improving by as much as 20% over 2015's result.
Three months ago, that target stood at an 18% gain. Sales growth in the key holiday quarter is still expected to be roughly flat. Looking at the bigger picture, the retailer believes it will log overall comps of about 2% for the full year, or roughly the same growth pace it has posted in each of the past two fiscal years. With higher gross and net profit margins, though, Big Lots should be able to produce significantly stronger earnings. Demitrios Kalogeropoulos has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Big Lots. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Get inspired by Robin Sweetser's backyard gardening tips. Robin has been a contributor to The Old Farmer's Almanac and the All-Seasons Garden Guide for many years. She and her partner Tom have a small greenhouse business and also sell plants, cut flowers, and vegetables at their local Farmer's Market.
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