DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) _ Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $338.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dublin, California-based company said it had net income of 97 cents.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 99 cents per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $4.33 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.55 billion.

Ross Stores expects full-year earnings to be $4.34 to $4.58 per share.

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