The Buckle Inc. announced that net income for the fiscal quarter ended May 5, 2018 was $18.3 million, or 38 cents a share, up from $16.3 million, or 34 cents, a year ago.
Net sales for the 13-week fiscal quarter ended May 5, 2018 decreased 3.5 percent to $204.9 million from net sales of $212.3 million for the prior year 13-week fiscal quarter ended April 29, 2017. Comparable store net sales for the 13-week period ended May 5 2018 decreased 3.1 percent from comparable store net sales for the prior year 13-week period ended May 6, 2017. Online sales increased 6.1 percent to $23.1 million for the 13-week period ended May 5, 2018, compared to net sales of $21.8 million for the 13-week period ended April 29, 2017.
Due to the 53rd week in fiscal 2017, comparable store net sales for the quarter are compared to the prior year 13-week period ended May 6, 2017.