Bath & Body Works fiscal third-quarter performance topped analysts’ estimates thanks to strong sales and the retailer boosted its full-year outlook. The owner of Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works and other chain stores earned $106 million, or 49 cents per share, for the period. The performance beat the 46 cents per share that analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research predicted. Revenue totaled $1.61 billion, up 3% from $1.56 billion a year earlier. The results topped Wall Street’s forecast of $1.58 billion.
