Gross sales and earnings at Dick’s Sporting Items bounced again within the third quarter, main the retailer to boost its full-year steering Tuesday after it shocked buyers earlier this yr when it slashed its outlook over theft issues.

Dick’s beat Wall Road’s estimates on the highest and backside traces for the interval. In a information launch, the corporate stated it is “excited” for the vacation season after seeing “sturdy” back-to-school gross sales. 

This is how the athletic items retailer carried out throughout its fiscal third quarter in contrast with what Wall Road was anticipating, based mostly on a survey of analysts by LSEG, previously generally known as Refinitiv:

• Earnings per share: $2.85, adjusted, vs. $2.44 anticipated
• Income: $3.04 billion vs. $2.94 billion anticipated

The corporate’s reported internet earnings for the three-month interval that ended Oct. 28 was $201 million, or $2.39 per share, in contrast with $228 million, or $2.45 per share, a yr earlier. Excluding one time objects, Dick’s noticed earnings per share of $2.85. 

Gross sales rose to $3.04 billion, up about 2.8% from $2.96 billion a yr earlier.

For the total yr, the corporate now expects earnings per share to be between $11.45 and $12.05, in contrast with the $11.27 to $12.39 vary that analysts had anticipated, in accordance with LSEG. Dick’s raised its steering from a previous vary of $11.33 to $12.13. Nevertheless it nonetheless falls under the unique outlook the corporate set earlier this yr, when it stated it anticipated earnings of $12.90 to $13.80.

Dick’s additionally raised its comparable gross sales outlook and expects them to be up between 0.5% and a couple of%, in comparison with a earlier vary of flat to up 2%. That is forward of the up .7% that analysts had anticipated, in accordance with StreetAccount. 

When Dick’s reported fiscal second-quarter earnings over the summer season, its inventory plummeted 24% after it blamed theft and aggressive markdowns for a staggering 23% drop in earnings. Upticks in “organized retail crime and theft normally” – plus aggressive markdowns to filter out extra stock – contributed to the revenue loss. The corporate stated it could influence its steering for the yr. 

Whereas earnings steering at Dick’s continues to be under the vary it initially set for itself, sturdy gross sales through the back-to-school months led the corporate to boost its outlook and strike a constructive tone for the essential vacation purchasing season. 

“We’re happy with our third quarter outcomes. With our best-in-class athlete expertise and differentiated assortment, we had a really sturdy back-to-school season and continued to achieve market share as customers prioritize DICK’S to satisfy their wants,” President and CEO Lauren Hobart stated in a information launch. “Because of our sturdy Q3 efficiency, we’re elevating our full yr outlook, which balances the boldness we’ve got in our key methods with an acknowledgment of the unsure macroeconomic atmosphere. We’re excited for the upcoming vacation season and the product, service and expertise we’re offering to our athletes.”