Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw sales for the fiscal fourth quarter increase 7.1% to $234.5 million from net sales of $218.9 million for the same period last year. Same store sales increased 4.2% for the quarter, representing the company's 44th consecutive quarter of positive same store sales comparisons.
For the full fiscal year, net sales increased 7.7%, to $876.8 million from $814.0 million for the fiscal 2005 full year. Same store sales increased 4.0% for the full year.
“We are pleased to report a strong sales performance for our fourth quarter,” said Steven G. Miller, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our team did a tremendous job of driving sales during the holiday season, and we achieved gains in each of our three major merchandise categories of footwear, hard goods and apparel. Apparel was our strongest performing category for the quarter, benefiting from a number of factors, including favorable winter weather comparisons in many of our markets.”
