Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, September 17, 1993                   TAG: 9309170081
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-11   EDITION: METRO 
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REPORTED EARNINGS

Heilig-Meyers Co., Richmond-based home furnishings retailer with stores in Western Virginia, on Thursday reported second-quarter net earnings up 42.2 percent, to $11.4 million, or 23 cents per share, from $8 million, or 18 cents, in the 1992 quarter. Revenues rose 34.2 percent to $204.7 million from $152.5 million.

For six months, net earnings rose 34.5 percent to $24.9 million, or 52 cents per share, from $18.5 million, or 41 cents, in 1992. Revenues rose 29 percent, to $391.5 million from $303.4 million.