Nash Finch tallies fiscal results for 4Q, 2008

Nash Finch Company has announced financial results for the 53 weeks (fiscal 2008) ended January 3, 2009.

Fiscal 2008 sales for the food distribution company were a record $4.704 billion compared with $4.533 billion the year before, an increase of 3.8%. Sales for the 13-week fourth quarter 2008 were $1.203 billion versus $1.069 billion in the 12-week prior-year quarter, a gain of 12.5%.

Net earnings for fiscal 2008 were $36.2 million, in contrast to net earnings of $38.8 million in fiscal 2007.

Net earnings for the fourth quarter 2008 were $6.2 million, compared with net earnings of $8.5 million in the prior-year quarter.