By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha
On Thursday, December 19, 2019, Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) delivered a strong 42.3% return for the day. On that day, the company announced a quarterly earnings figure of $0.54 per share, for the quarter ending November 2019. This figure beat various consensus estimates quite significantly and thus qualifies as an earnings surprise. One year ago, the company had a quarterly earnings figure of $0.20 per share. In three of the past four quarters, the company has exceeded its earnings per share consensus estimate. For the most recent quarter, revenues of $5.46 billion were seen, and this figure is slightly higher than the $5.45 billion seen in the last quarter. Tight expense control and strong prescription count growth were helpful during the quarter. On Friday, December 20, 2019, Rite Aid stock went up by another 18.5%.
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