Woolworths Q4 Sales Up 5.1%

Woolworths Ltd

reported a 5.1% y/y rise in its fourth quarter sales. Woolworths' quarterly sales gained to 12.90 billion Australian dollars (US$13.33 billion). However, analysts were expecting sales of around A$12.8 billion. Its full year sales for FY12 climbed 4.7% y/y to A$56.7 billion.