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We Can't Wait To See What The Market Does With Jos. A Bank Today

Jan 28, 2013, 16:24 IST

smithereen11 | FlickrFriday night is a classic time for companies and government to take out the trash — release some bad news so that people forget about it over the weekend.

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Still, 8:05 on a Friday night is a very unusual time to drop a big earnings warning, which is exactly what suits retailers Jos. A Bank did last week.

Sam Ro wrote up the warning, which basically had two main points.

2012 net income was going to be about 20% lower than it was in 2011.

Customers stopped responding as much to the company's promotions, and it blamed stuff like the election, the fiscal cliff, and the weather.

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We're eager to see how the market reacts to this huge news, as well as the unusual timing of the release.

For more on the earnings warning, see here >

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