Tractor Supply Company provided earnings guidance for the year 2019. For 2019, the company expects net sales in the range of $8.31 billion to $8.46 billion, an increase of 5% to 7%. Comp store sales growth is anticipated to be in the range of 2% to 4%. Net income is forecast in the range of $555 million to $575 million or $4.60 to $4.75 per diluted share.

The company anticipates opening about 80 new Tractor Supply stores and 10 to 15 new Petsense locations in a similar cadence to 2018 new store openings.