99¢ Only Stores® Updates Guidance on Filings and Earnings
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)— April 27, 2006--99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) (the "Company") reports that it now plans to file its 10-Q reports for all four periods of calendar 2005 ended March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 in May of 2006. The timing is dependent on completion of procedures by the Company and its auditors which are in the final review stages. Procedures conducted retroactively on all four quarters have taken more time than was initially anticipated.
The Company reports that based on the results of its review to this point, it expects net income for the December 31, 2005 quarter to be in line with its previously stated expectation, somewhat lower than the fourth quarter of 2004.
99¢ Only Stores®, the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer, operates 233 retail stores in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada, and a wholesale division called Bargain Wholesale. 99 ¢ Only Stores® emphasizes name-brand consumables, priced at an excellent value, in attractively merchandised stores, where nothing is ever over 99¢.
We have included statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. The words "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "predict," "believe" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements appear in a number of places in this release and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or officers with respect to, among other things, (a) the results of operations of the Company for 2005, (b) the results of audit procedures, and (c) the timing of filing its Form 10-Qs for 2005. The shareholders of the Company and other readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those projected in this release for the reasons, among others, discussed in the reports and other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors contained in the Section -- "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.
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Contact: 99¢ Only Stores®, City of Commerce, California, Rob Kautz, CFO, 323-881-1293
