DSW 4Q net income falls

COLUMBUS, Ohio DSW announced net income of $1.1 million on net sales of $332.5 million for the 13-week fourth quarter ended Feb. 2, compared with net income of $16.6 million on net sales of $329.1 million for the 14-week fourth quarter ended Feb. 3, 2007. On a comparable 13-week basis, same-store sales decreased 1.7% versus an increase of 1% last year.

Diluted earnings per share were 2 cents for the 13-week fourth quarter this year compared with 37 cents for last year's 14-week fourth quarter.

For the 52 week fiscal year ended Feb. 2, net income was $53.8 million on net sales of $1.41 billion, compared with net income of $65.5 million on net sales of $1.28 billion for the fifty-three week fiscal year ended Feb. 3, 2007. On a comparable 52-week basis, same-store sales decreased 0.8% versus an increase of 2.5% last year.

Diluted earnings per share for the 52-week fiscal year ended Feb. 2 were $1.21 compared with $1.48 for the 53-week fiscal year ended Feb. 3, 2007.

For the first half of 2008, the company anticipates comparable-store sales to be negative and earnings per diluted share are anticipated to be significantly below the 68 cents per diluted share reported for the first half of last year.