Citi Trends, Inc. reported unaudited sales for the first two months of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Total sales in the first two months of the fourth quarter of 2017 increased 7.3% to $165.1 million compared with $153.9 million in the same period of 2016. Comparable store sales increased 5.5% in November and 4.5% in December.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the company expects diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.40 to $0.45 compared with $0.38 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Such guidance for the quarter assumes sales of approximately $211 million, cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation) of approximately $131 million and selling, general, administrative and depreciation expenses of approximately $72 million.