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Daniela Nedialkova, CFA

Q417 - Comp back on track

TJX reported adj Q4 EPS of $1.30 (incl 53rd week) vs consensus $1.27, with a comp of 4% ahead of expectations 2.1% - a clear improvement after the Q3 miss. FY18 EPS guidance is set at $4.73 - $4.83, growth of 17-20% YoY, with ~14% of this coming from the lower tax rate. The company announced a one-time bonus to employees as a result of the lower tax, in addition to incremental employment benefits, while also increasing the dividend by 25% and announcing a new $3bn buyback program.
Underlying
TJX Companies Inc

TJX Companies is an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer. The company's segments comprised of: Marmaxx, which sells family apparel (including footwear and accessories), home fashions (including home basics, decorative accessories and giftware) and other merchandise; HomeGoods, which provides a range of home fashions, including home fashions, including furniture, rugs, lighting, soft home, decorative accessories, tabletop and cookware as well as pet, kids and gourmet food departments; TJX Canada, which operates the Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls chains in Canada; and TJX International, which operates the T.K. Maxx and HomeSense chains in Europe and the T.K. Maxx chain in Australia.

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Daniela Nedialkova, CFA

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