The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. today reported a net loss of $45.4
million, or $2.67 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
The results are down compared with net income of $34.1
million, or $2.03 per diluted share, that the department-store operator
reported in the last fiscal year’s first quarter.
Analysts estimated a loss of $3.44 per share for the
quarter, according to MarketWatch Inc.
Shares of Springettsbury
Township, York
County-based Bon-Ton trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol BONT.