At Home Group Inc. Updates Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2019 Outlook Ahead of Presentation at the ICR Conference

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Jan 14, 2019, 06:45 ET

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

Expects Q4 comparable store sales and net sales toward high end of previous outlook
Reaffirms expectations for Q4 EPS and pro forma adjusted EPS⁽¹⁾

At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME), the home décor superstore, today provided an update on its expected financial results for the fourth quarter ended January 26, 2019.

Lee Bird, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We are pleased with the continued strength of both our new and existing stores quarter-to-date and expect to deliver net sales and comparable store sales toward the high end of our previously provided outlook of $347 million to $352 million and 1.0% to 2.0%, respectively. We are also reaffirming our fourth quarter EPS outlook of $0.44 to $0.47 and our pro forma adjusted EPS¹ outlook of $0.45 to $0.48. We would like to thank our team members for their hard work in delivering yet another year of industry-leading growth as we anticipate celebrating our nineteenth consecutive quarter of over 20% top line growth and twentieth consecutive quarter of positive comparable store sales increases. We look forward to sharing our results on our fourth quarter earnings call in March."

Mr. Bird and Jeff Knudson, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the 2019 ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 11:00 am Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the fireside chat, together with related materials, will be accessible under News & Events at investor.athome.com. An archived replay will be available at investor.athome.com for approximately 90 days following the webcast.

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About At Home Group Inc.
At Home (NYSE:HOME), the home decor superstore, offers more than 50,000 on-trend home products to fit any budget or style, from furniture, mirrors, rugs, art and housewares to tabletop, patio and seasonal decor. At Home is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and currently operates 178 stores in 36 states. For more information, please visit us online at investor.athome.com.

¹ Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. For additional information about non-GAAP measures, including, where applicable, reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, please see "Non-GAAP Measures" in Exhibit 99.1 on Form 8-K for the quarter ended October 27, 2018 filed with the SEC on December 6, 2018.

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