Shares of The Men’s Wearhouse Inc. (NYSE: MW) climbed 3.65% by afternoon trade. The Company said on Wednesday that fiscal first quarter profit rose 23%, driven by stronger margins. Net income climbed to $33.1 million or 65 cents a share from $26.9 million or 52 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Revenue climbed 5.1% to $616.5 million. Revenue from tuxedo rental services climbed to $98.5 million from $78.5 million. The Company said that earlier Easter, pushed up the prom season, which generally falls in the fiscal second quarter. Same-store-sales, a key measure in retail chain’s performance, increased at its namesake stores but fell 2.8% and 5.3% at Moores and K&G stores, respectively.
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