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La-Z-Boy's (LZB) shares jumped over 19% in premarket activity Wednesday after the company reported overnight fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.26 per diluted share, up from $0.92 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.82.
Revenue for the quarter ended April 25 fell to $570.3 million from $570.9 million a year earlier.
Analysts expected $569.2 million.
The company expects Q1 revenue of $490 million to 510 million. Analysts expect $495.4 million.
The company said late Tuesday that a new share buyback program, with up to $300 million in repurchases and replacing the prior program, was authorized in April.
Price: $41.94, Change: $+6.88, Percent Change: +19.62%