TJX Companies: Q1 adjusted earnings per share increase 17 percent

The TJX Companies, Inc. announced that net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 increased 12 percent to 8.7 billion dollars, while consolidated comparable store sales increased 3 percent over the comparable period last year ending May 6, 2017. Net income for the quarter was 716 million dollars and diluted earnings per share were 1.13 dollars. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 0.96 dollar, a 17 percent increase over the prior year's 0.82 dollar.