Article: GameStop Reports Record First Quarter 2008 Results.(Financial report)

Net Earnings Increase 151%

Total Sales Increase 42%; Comparable Store Sales Increase 27%

First Quarter EPS Beats Guidance by $0.05

Full Year EPS Guidance Raised

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today reported sales and earnings for the first quarter ended May 3, 2008.

Net earnings were $62.1 million for the first quarter of 2008, as compared to net earnings of $24.7 million for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 151.4%. Diluted earnings per share were $0.37, including debt retirement costs of $0.01 per diluted share, beating the high-end of guidance by $0.05 per ...

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