Bluelinx Holdings Inc. provided earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 29, 2012. The company expects to report a fourth-quarter net loss per diluted share in the range of $0.16 to $0.22 based on the company's preliminary unaudited results for the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2012, compared to a net loss of $0.17 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $440 million, an increase of 12.5% from $391.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Gross profit margin for the quarter is expected to be approximately 11.9%, compared with 12.3% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Net loss included a pre-tax net gain of $0.2 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, and $3.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, from significant special items in the fourth quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

For the full year ended December 29, 2012, the company expects to report a net loss per diluted share in the range of $0.35 to $0.41, compared to a net loss of $0.89 per diluted share in fiscal 2011. Revenues are expected to be approximately $1.91 billion for the full year ended December 29, 2012, an increase of 8.5% from $1.76 billion for the year ended December 31, 2011. Gross profit margin for fiscal 2012 is expected to be approximately 12.1%, compared with 12.0% in fiscal 2011. Net loss included a pre-tax net gain of $10.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, and $12.6 million or $0.29 per diluted share, from significant special items in fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011, respectively.