The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc records Q2 loss, lowers outlook for FY07Shares of department store operator The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: BONT) are edging higher this morning in pre-market trading despite recording a loss for its second fiscal quarter and downgrading guidance. For the three months ended August 4, the company reported a net loss of $15 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, while four analysts polled by Thomson Financial were on average expecting a loss of $0.79 per share. This compares to a net loss of $19.8 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 Total sales decreased 5.1% to $708.6 million compared with $746.8 million for the same period last year. Three analysts polled by Thomson Financial were on average expecting revenue of $721.47 milion. spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer
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