SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Bed Bath & Beyond. Inc. /quotes/zigman/68991/quotes/nls/bbby BBBY -5.32% reported late Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit rose to $224.3 million, or 98 cents a share, from $229.4 million, or 93 cents, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Aug. 25 rose 12% to $2.59 billion from $2.31 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had predicted the Union, N.J.-based home-furnishings retailer would earn $1.02 a share on $2.56 billion in revenue. The company said it expects to earn from 99 cents a share to $1.04 a share in its fiscal third quarter. Bed Bath & Beyond shares briefly fell as much as 4% to $65.40 on the report in after-hours trade
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