Investing.com - Empire reported on Thursday first quarter earnings that missed analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Empire announced earnings per share of C$0.71 on revenue of C$7.94B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of C$0.7503 on revenue of C$7.86B.
Empire shares are down 9% from the beginning of the year and are trading at C$34.94 , down-from-52-week-high.
Empire shares lost 7.52% in intra-day trade after the report.
Empire follows other major Consumer Discretionary sector earnings this month
Empire's report follows an earnings beat by Dollarama on Friday, September 9, 2022, who reported EPS of C$0.66 on revenue of C$1.22B, compared to forecasts EPS of C$0.642 on revenue of C$1.19B.
Abc Technologies Holdings had beat expectations on Friday, September 2, 2022 with first quarter EPS of C$0.06 on revenue of C$319.2M, compared to forecast for EPS of C$0.0417 on revenue of C$311.18M.
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