Aug 2 (Reuters) - Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Inc
NGVC.N :
* NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER
FISCAL 2018 RESULTS
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.09
* Q3 SALES $213.1 MILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW $210.1 MILLION
* Q3 SAME STORE SALES ROSE 5.2 PERCENT
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.03 -- THOMSON REUTERS
I/B/E/S
* RAISES FY 2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW TO $0.48 TO $0.50
* SAYS RAISING ITS FISCAL 2018 OUTLOOK FOR DAILY AVERAGE
COMPARABLE STORES SALES GROWTH TO 4.5% TO 5.5%
* QTRLY DAILY AVERAGE COMPARABLE STORE SALES INCREASED 5.2%
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