"We estimate that earnings per share from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 will change from within our previously stated guidance of $0.62 to $0.65 to a range of $0.66 to $0.69," Schoewe said. "For the first two months of the quarter, we have seen improvement in initial margin and expense leverage at the Wal-Mart Stores division, which is driving this change."
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) reported a September same-store sales increase of 1.4%. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected, on average, same-store sales to increase 1.8%
