El Segundo, Calif. -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.'s quarterly profit beat Wall Street estimates, fueled by strong sales of apparel and footwear.
For the second quarter, ended July 1, the company posted net income of $2.6 million.
Sales rose 4% to $226.6 million, narrowly missing Wall Street estimates of $227.4 million, which the company attributed to July 4th-related sales shifting to the third quarter. Same-store sales increased 1.0%.