Tractor Supply Q1 Earnings Rise 17%

(RTTNews) - Tractor Supply (TSCO) released a profit for its first quarter that rose from last year.

The company said its bottom line rose to $67.67 million, or $0.51 per share. This was up from $58.04 million, or $0.42 per share, in last year's first quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.46 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 10.5% to $1.47 billion. This was up from $1.33 billion last year.

Tractor Supply earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $67.67 Mln. vs. $58.04 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 16.6% -EPS (Q1): $0.51 vs. $0.42 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 21.4% -Analysts Estimate: $0.46 -Revenue (Q1): $1.47 Bln vs. $1.33 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 10.5%

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $3.4 -$3.48 Full year revenue guidance: $6.9 Bln - $7.0 Bln