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Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?On Thursday, publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW.A) reported that its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled. Not so good news from retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE: PIR), which said Thursday that its fiscal first quarter loss narrowed, but still fell short of analysts' forecasts.
Wiley said that, for the quarter ended April 30, earnings soared to $29 million, or 49 cents per share, from $14.4 million, or 25 cents per share, in the same period of the previous year ago. Revenue grew 11% to $433 million. Results were lifted by the company's 2007 acquisition of Blackwell Publishing.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected 35 cents per share on $427.1 million in sales.
For the full year, earnings rose 48% to $147.5 million, or $2.49 per share, and revenue grew 36% to $1.67 billion. Wiley also announced its 15th consecutive annual dividend increase.
John Wiley shares rose $1.10 Thursday to $49.76, just shy of its 52-week high, but was trading lower Friday morning. Shares are up 13.3% year to date.
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