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GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), a global family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, today reported sales and earnings for the first quarter ended April 29, 2017.
Worldwide omnichannel sales increased by 92.9% as the company leveraged all of its sales platforms (website, web-in-store, pickup-at-store, ship-from-store, mobile) during the quarter to promote and secure Nintendo Switch sales.
Digital sales grew 3.0% to $44.1 million, while non-GAAP digital receipts declined 9.0% to $235.6 million. The growth in sales was primarily driven by our Kongregate business. Digital receipts were negatively impacted by lower sales of new consoles bundled with digital software compared to last year.
Collectibles sales increased 39.1% to $114.5 million, driven by strong global sales of Pokémon related products. The company added nine Collectibles stores during the quarter, bringing the total global portfolio to 95 stores.
Technology Brands sales, which are not included in comparable store sales, increased 21.5% to $201.4 million, driven by the year-over-year growth in our AT&T authorized retail stores. Operating earnings were $11.1 million, impacted by $7.3 million of charges related to the store closings announced last quarter. Adjusted operating earnings declined 2.1% to $18.4 million compared to the prior-year quarter.
GameStop's first quarter net earnings were $59.0 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $65.8 million, or $0.63 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter. The first quarter results include charges of $7.3 million ($4.6 million, net of tax), or $0.05 per diluted share, mentioned above.
Excluding these charges, GameStop's adjusted net earnings for the first quarter were $63.6 million, compared to adjusted net earnings of $68.4 million in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.63 compared to adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.66 in the prior-year quarter.
A reconciliation of non-GAAP results, including adjusted net income, operating earnings and Technology Brands operating earnings to its closest GAAP measure is included with this release (Schedule III).
Capital Allocation Update
On May 23, 2017, GameStop's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per common share payable on June 20, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 7, 2017.
Earnings Outlook
As a reminder, GameStop is no longer providing quarterly EPS or same store sales guidance. In terms of annual guidance, the company is reiterating its full year diluted earnings per share guidance of $3.10 to $3.40 and comparable store sales range of -5.0% to 0.0%.
Contact Matt Hodges Vice President, Corporate Communications GameStop Corp. (817) 424-2130
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