Same-store sales help The Buckle 1Q results

Earnings for the quarter ended May 3 rose to $18.7 million, or 61 cents per share, compared with $12.2 million, or 40 cents per share last year.

Revenue rose 32 percent to $160.3 million from $121.1 million last year.

Same-store sales, or sales in stores open at least one year grew 25.6 percent. Same-store sales is considered a key metric of a retailer's performance because it measures growth from existing stores rather than newly opened ones.