May 1 (Reuters) - Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp:
* ORATION ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2018 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 LOSS PER SHARE $0.06
* Q1 SALES $234.2 MILLION VERSUS $252.6 MILLION
* Q1 SAME STORE SALES FELL 7.5 PERCENT
* SEES Q2 2017 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.13
* FOR FISCAL 2018 Q2, COMPANY EXPECTS SAME STORE SALES TO BE IN FLAT TO POSITIVE LOW SINGLE-DIGIT RANGE
* BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS - UNFAVORABLE RECORD WARM & DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MARKETS THIS YEAR LED TO VERY WEAK SALES OVER FIRST SEVEN WEEKS OF QUARTER
* SALES AND MARGIN IMPROVEMENTS HAVE CONTINUED INTO Q2 TO DATE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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