Same store sales decreased by 0.5% from the comparable prior year period.

first quarter earnings: “Adjusted net income is expected to be in the range of $25.2 million to $26.6 million with adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.59 to $0.62 on a weighted average of approximately 43.0 million estimated common shares outstanding, when adjusted for the one-time expense incurred in connection with the announcement of the retirement of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, John Schaefer, in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the write-off of the debt discount and deferred financing fees relating to the Company’s old term loan incurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, and a non-recurring tax benefit recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.”

fiscal year sales: “Total liquidity (cash plus $28.8 million of availability on revolving credit facility): $30.7 million Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Outlook: For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, net sales are expected to be in the range of $238.0 million to $246.0 million based on a change in same store sales in the range of (1.0)% to 2.0% compared to the corresponding period of fiscal year 2017.”