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For some reason....I thought "earnings report" was due out in AFTER HOURS.....yesterday ie. see last ticker on Tuesday AH here:

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=59876363


But, I see no filing ?!?!?!?????

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VRA -- Vera Bradley Announces Reporting Date for Fiscal Year 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

03/02 08:00 AM



FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA:$33.94,00$0.00,000.00%) announced today that it plans to report its fiscal year 2011 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, after the market close. The Company also plans to hold a conference call to discuss its financial results the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website, www.verabradley.com.

In addition, a replay of the call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and remain available until March 29, 2011. To access the telephone replay, listeners should dial [phone]. The access code for the replay is 8308117. A replay of the webcast will also be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and will remain on the website for ninety days.
About Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.94,00$0.00,000.00%)
Friends Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller founded Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.94,00$0.00,000.00%) in 1982. Today, Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.94,00$0.00,000.00%) is sold through 3,300 specialty stores and 39 Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.94,00$0.00,000.00%) stores nationwide. Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.94,00$0.00,000.00%) accessories, handbags, and travel and paper & gift items have recently been spotted on Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Entourage, and Modern Family, and in over 20 feature-length films. Visit www.verabradley.com for a store near you or to learn more.
CONTACT: Vera Bradley Public Relations:
[e-mail]
877-708 VERA (8372)

Investor Relations:
Joseph Teklits/Jean FontanaICR, Inc.
203-682-8200
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VRA....highlights:

Vera Bradley Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results

03/15 04:00 PM



FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA:$33.61,00$-0.25,00-0.74%) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2011.

Fourth Quarter Highlights

Net revenues increased 29% to $109.4 million, with Indirect net revenues increasing 6% and Direct net revenues rising 61%, including an increase of 22.1% in comparable-store sales.

Operating income grew 48% to $26.5 million, or 24% of net revenues, compared to $18.0 million, or 21% of net revenues, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010.

On a GAAP basis, diluted EPS was $0.35 for the quarter, compared to $0.49 for the same quarter of the prior year.

On an adjusted basis, diluted EPS was $0.39 for the quarter, compared to $0.30 for the same quarter of the prior year.

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Vera Bradley 4Q Profit Falls 18% On Taxes But Results Beat Views

03/15 04:22 PM

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

Vera Bradley Inc.'s (VRA:$33.61,00$-0.25,00-0.74%) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 18% on a much bigger tax bite, but the handbag maker's results nevertheless bested Wall Street estimates.

Shares were up 7.8% at $36.24 in after-hours trading Tuesday.

Through the close, the stock has more than doubled in value since it went public in October, when it priced at the high end of its expected range.

The company--which designs and sells women's accessories like handbags, wallets and duffle bags for travel--in the latest period saw its direct sales eclipse its previously dominant revenue stream, sales at other retailers like Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS:$10.1100,$-0.5600,-5.25%) and Hallmark stores.

Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.61,00$-0.25,00-0.74%) has been aiming to expand its direct sales base, which includes its namesake stores and website.

Its results were strong in 2010, but when the economy was weaker, so was Vera Bradley's (VRA:$33.61,00$-0.25,00-0.74%) revenue:

The company saw sales decline 15% in the year ended January 2009, when discretionary products were a tougher sell.

For the quarter ended Jan. 29, Vera Bradley (VRA:$33.61,00$-0.25,00-0.74%) posted a profit of $14.2 million, or 35 cents a share, compared with $17.3 million, or 49 cents a share, a year earlier.

Adjusting the bottom line to assume a combined federal, state, and local effective tax rate of 40%, earnings rose to 39 cents a share from 30 cents.

Revenue increased 29% to $109.4 million.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $96 million.

Same-store sales increased 22%. Indirect sales, those made by independent retailers, were up 6%, while its direct sales surged 61%.

Gross margin rose to 56.5% from 55.3%.


-By Joan E. Solsman, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2291; joan.solsman@ dowjones.com

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Go...VRA...Go !!


Vera Bradley Adds 7.4% After Better-than-Expected Q4 03/16 09:44 AM



09:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 03/16/2011 (MidnightTrader) --

Vera Bradley (VRA:$35.59,00$1.98,005.89%) jumped out of the gate and is up more than 7% in early trading, after the company said late Tuesday Q4 revenues were $109.4 mln, better than the analyst consensus of $96 mln on Thomson Reuters. EPS was $0.39, vs. expectations of $0.27 per share.

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