
Shares of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) dropped 23.9% on Friday after the company became the latest retail stock to disappoint the market with its first-quarter numbers.
On Thursday, Ross reported first-quarter adjusted EPS of 97 cents on revenue of $4.33 billion. Both numbers missed consensus analyst estimates of $1 and $4.53 billion, respectively. Revenue was down 4.2% from a year ago.