The Kroger Company Inc. (NYSE: KR) reported on Thursday that fiscal second quarter net income rose 14%, driven by 4.4% growth in same-store-sales (3.3% excluding fuel sales). Shares edged higher as the company lifted its growth outlook for same-store-sales. For the recently concluded quarter, Kroger posted a profit of $317 million or 60 cents a share compared to net income of $279 million or 51 cents a share. Sales climbed 4.6% to $22.72 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecasted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $22.71 billion. Operating margin improved slightly to 2.6% from 2.5%.
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