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Family Dollar (FDO) jumps on strong earnings

Posted Apr 8th 2009 2:45PM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, Family Dollar Stores (FDO)

Shares of thrift retailer Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) have been trading strongly higher this morning after the company announced strong second quarter earnings this morning.

We mentioned in our earnings preview yesterday that analysts were expecting to see earnings of $0.60 per share, and that is exactly what Family Dollar delivered.

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Family Dollar (FDO) Q2 earnings preview

Posted Apr 7th 2009 3:30PM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Competitive Strategy, Family Dollar Stores (FDO)

One company that has been making the best of the current economy is retailer Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO). The company has been strong over the past couple of years, and is looking to continue that trend by posting strong second quarter earnings in the morning.

Over the past six quarters, the company has been able to match or beat estimates each time. Going into tomorrow's release, Wall Street is expecting the company show earnings of $0.60 per share.

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