ELDER-BEERMAN STORES CORP <ELDR> 4TH QTR FEB ONE
Oper shr 89 cts vs 1.31 dlrs
    Oper net 3,345,000 vs 4,885,000
    Sales 126.8 mln vs 120.1 mln
    Year
    Oper shr 1.67 dlrs vs 2.15 dlrs
    Oper net 6,299,000 vs 8,013,000
    Sales 380.9 mln vs 352.1 mln
    NOTE: Share adjusted for five pct stock dividend.
    Prior year net both periods excludes gain 1,998,000 dlrs
from reversion of overfunded pension plans.
    Year net includes pretax LIFO inventory charge 600,000 dlrs
vs credit 900,000 dlrs.*Tax rate 40.6 pct vs 32.0 pct due to
impact of Tax Reform Act of 1986.
    Bad debt writeoffs for year up one mln dlrs pretax from the
year before.
 Reuter
