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Retail Top 100 2012, No. 82: Bed Bath & Beyond

May 23, 2012

Bed Bath & Beyond turned in an unexpectedly stellar performance reporting fiscal 2011 second quarter earnings of 93 cents per share, an increase of 33 percent over the year earnings-per-share figure of 70 cents. Gross profit of $951 million during the quarter represents a 41 percent margin on sales of $2.3 billion. That compares with gross profit of $875 million (the same 41 percent of sales) in the year-ago quarter. The home-and-kitchen furnishings retailer's solid management team executed especially well in an economic environment that threatened a double-dip recession. Same-store sales growth indicates that consumers are continuing to buy.

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