Petco: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Petco Health & Wellness Co. (WOOF) on Wednesday reported a loss of $22.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 2 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 2 cents per share.

The pet store chain posted revenue of $1.67 billion in the period.

For the year, the company reported a loss of $1.28 billion, or $4.78 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.26 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, Petco said it expects revenue in the range of $1.5 billion.

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