metro inc on wednesday reported a fall in profit due to an impairments hit in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 while inflation supported betterthanexpected revenue growth the canadian food retailer which operates in the provinces of ontario and quebec said net earnings fell to 1687 million canadian dollars us127 million or c070 compared with c194 million or c079 a share in the prioryear quarter in the period the company recorded c701 million of impairments of assets net of reversals meanwhile after stripping certain nonrecurring costs adjusted earnings were c092 a share beating analyst expectations of c090 according to factset sales rose 83 to c443 billion from c409 billion beating analyst expectations of c427 billion in its food segment samestore sales were up 8 in the period metro noted that its food basket inflation increased to 10 in the quarter up from 85 in the its fiscal third quarter the companys pharmacy samestore sales rose 74 in the period