Jos. A. Bank (JOSB $50.97 +3.70) reported second quarter earnings of
$0.74 per share, $0.06 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.68.
Revenues rose 22.5% year/year to $230.7 million versus the $210.8 mln consensus.
For the second quarter, comparable store sales increased 14.7% year/year and
Direct Marketing sales increased 27.8% year/year.
Commenting further, the company states: "While sales are just one component of
overall profit and August is a relatively small sales month, our comparable
store sales in August are up slightly compared to the same period last year,
despite the impact of the recent hurricane."






