Article: OXFORD EARNINGS SLIDE IN FIRST QUARTER; CHARGES, SOFTNESS IN WOMEN'S WEAR DEPRESS RESULTS BOLSTERED BY TOMMY BAHAMA AND BEN SHERMAN.(Oxford Industries Inc.)

Byline: ARNOLD J. KARR

NEW YORK -- Its newly acquired businesses continued to prosper, but not quickly enough to prevent Oxford Industries' first-quarter earnings from declining nearly 10 percent.

In the three months ended Aug. 27, net income for the Atlanta-based diversified apparel marketer dropped 9.9 percent to $6.2 million, or 36 cents a diluted share, from $6.8 million, or 42 cents.

The most recent quarter included non-cash charges of 7 cents a share in deferred financing fees and 6 cents in intangible asset amortization costs relating to the acquisitions of Tommy Bahama and Ben Sherman. The 7-cent charge was 2 cents more than originally ...

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