Nordstrom Authorizes $800 Million Stock Buyback and Increased Dividend
Nordstrom (JWN) announced record sales of $10.50 billion for fiscal 2011 yesterday. The highest in the company’s history with 13 percent annual growth for each of the last two years. And today, the board authorized an $800M stock buyback and an increase in the dividend. The board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share, an increase of 17% over the previous quarter’s dividend. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 1, 2012.
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In 2012, Nordstrom plans to invest and build upon the foundation for sustainable growth in top-line revenues, earnings and Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”). Nordstrom expects same-store sales to increase 4 to 6 percent, and earnings per diluted share in the range of $3.30 to $3.45 for the full year.
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