Pacific Sunwear of California Inc announced that total sales for the second quarter (13 weeks) of fiscal 2007 ended August 4, 2007, were $344.2 million, an increase of 9.7 percent over total sales of $313.7 million for the second quarter (13 weeks) of fiscal 2006 ended July 29, 2006. Total Company same-store sales increased 1.8 percent during the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
By concept, PacSun same-store sales increased 3.0 percent and demo same-store sales decreased 10.7 percent. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2006, same-store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 are compared to the thirteen-week period ended August 5, 2006.
For the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a net loss of $10.5 million, or $(0.15) per diluted share, compared to net income of $9.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Lease termination and other liquidation charges associated with the previously announced 74 demo stores closed accounted for $0.14 per diluted share of the loss.
The previously announced store impairment charges related to One Thousand Steps accounted for $0.08 per diluted share of the loss. Excluding the demo lease termination and inventory liquidation charges and the One Thousand Steps store impairment charges, the Company had net income of $4.8 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
"Our second quarter results underscore that while elementsof our efforts to improve the PacSun stores are showing progress, we still have a lot of work to do," commented Sally Frame Kasaks, Chief Executive Officer.
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