SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $249 million.
On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had net income of $1.96.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.76 per share.
The seller of cookware and home furnishings posted revenue of $1.8 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.77 billion.
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