Monday Afternoon Earnings Roundup

•Freeport, Maine-based L.L. Bean announced annual net sales of $1.4 billion for the 2004 fiscal year ended Feb. 27, which is a 9% increase over 2003 net sales of $1.3 billion. In addition, comp-store sales increased 7% over 2003.

The company plans to convert a factory store in New Hampshire to a retail store this year, and also intends to open two new stores in 2006, and three stores in 2007. The new stores all are planned for the New England/mid-Atlantic region.

•San Francisco-based Dick’s Sporting Goods reported net income for the year ended Jan. 29, 2005, was $75.1 million, or $1.42 per share, compared to net income of $50.7 million, or $1.01 per share, for the 2004 fiscal year. Total sales for the year increased 43% to $2.1 billion, while comp-store sales increased 2.6%. For the fourth quarter ended Jan. 29, Dick’s reported net income of $39.9 million, or 75? a share, compared to $26 million, or 50? per share, for the same period in 2004. Net sales increased to $788 million from $474.4 million. Fourth-quarter net earnings were bolstered by Dick’s July 2004 acquisition of Galyan’s Trading Co.

•Hudson, Ohio-based Jo-Ann Stores reported that net income for the year ended Jan. 29 increased 15.2% to $46.2 million, compared to $40.1 million in fiscal 2004. Net sales for the fiscal year increased 4.5% to $1.81 billion from $1.7 billion in 2004. Comp-store sales increased 3.2%. For the fourth quarter, Jo-Ann reported net income of $32.4 million, compared to $26.7 million in the prior year. Fourth-quarter net sales increased 6.4% to $588.2 million from $552.6 million a year ago. Jo-Ann Stores, which ended the year with 851 stores, expects to open about 40 superstores this year and close about 50 traditional units.