** Shares of sporting goods retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV.O down 2.9% at $5.05 in trading after the bell
** Co reports 17% lower net sales of $196.3 mln for Q4 23 as
compared to previous year's net sales of $238.3 mln
** Co's same-store sales for Q4 fell 17% compared to last
year
** BGFV cuts Q4 profit outlook to between $0.38 and $0.40
per share from prior forecast of $0.20 to $0.35 per share
** Full-year net sales fell 11% to $884.7 mln from $995.5
mln last year
** Same-store sales declined 11.2% for FY23 from FY22
** BGFV stock fell 9.6% in 2023
(Reporting by Kabir Dweit)
((Kabir.Dweit@thomsonreuters.com))