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Buckle B For Immediate Release : August 20 , 2021 Contact : Thomas B. Heacock , Chief Financial Officer The Buckle , Inc. ( 308 ) 236-8491 The Buckle , Inc. 2407 W. 24th St. Kearney , NE 68845 P.O. Box 1480 Kearney , NE 68848-1480 THE BUCKLE , INC . REPORTS SECOND QUARTER NET INCOME phone : 308-236-8491 fax : 308-236-4493 web : www.buckle.com KEARNEY , NE The Buckle , Inc. ( NYSE : BKE ) announced today that net income for the fiscal quarter ended July 31 , 2021 was $ 51.4 million , or $ 1.05 per share ( $ 1.04 per share on a diluted basis ) . Net sales for the 13 - week fiscal quarter ended July 31 , 2021 increased 36.6 percent to $ 295.1 million from net sales of $ 216.0 million for the prior year 13 - week fiscal quarter ended August 1 , 2020. Compared to the same 13 - week period in fiscal 2019 , net sales increased 44.8 percent from net sales of $ 203.8 million for the 13 - week fiscal quarter ended August 3 , 2019. Online sales decreased 5.5 percent to $ 43.4 million for the 13 - week period ended July 31 , 2021 , compared to net sales of $ 46.0 million for the 13 - week period ended August 1 , 2020. Compared to the same 13 - week period in fiscal 2019 , online sales increased 88.1 percent from net sales of $ 23.1 million for the 13 - week period ended August 3 , 2019 . Net sales for the 26 - week fiscal period ended July 31 , 2021 increased 79.3 percent to $ 594.2 million from net sales of $ 331.4 million for the prior year 26 - week fiscal period ended August 1 , 2020. Compared to the same 26 - week period in fiscal 2019 , net sales increased 46.7 percent from net sales of $ 405.1 million for the 26 - week fiscal period ended August 3 , 2019. Online sales increased 24.5 percent to $ 97.2 million for the 26 - week period ended July 31 , 2021 , compared to net sales of $ 78.1 million for the 26 - week period ended August 1 , 2020. Compared to the same 26 - week period in fiscal 2019 , online sales increased 104.5 percent from net sales of $ 47.5 million for the 26 - week period ended August 3 , 2019 . Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $ 51.4 million , or $ 1.05 per share ( $ 1.04 per share on a diluted basis ) , compared with net income of $ 34.7 million , or $ 0.71 per share ( $ 0.71 per share on a diluted basis ) for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 . Net income for the 26 - week fiscal period ended July 31 , 2021 was $ 108.7 million , or $ 2.22 per share ( $ 2.20 per share on a diluted basis ) , compared with net income of $ 22.9 million , or $ 0.47 per share ( $ 0.47 per share on a diluted basis ) for the 26 - week period ended August 1 , 2020 . Results for fiscal 2020 were significantly impacted by the Company's closure of all brick and mortar stores due to the COVID 19 pandemic beginning March 18 , 2020. As a result of the impact of the store closures on prior year reported net sales , the Company will report total net sales compared to the past two years and does not plan to separately report comparable store sales for the periods most affected by the store closures . Management will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT today to discuss results for the quarter . To participate in the call , please call ( 877 ) 336-4440 for domestic calls or ( 409 ) 207-6984 for international calls and reference the conference code 8384984 . A replay of the call will be available for a two - week period beginning today at 1:00 p.m. EDT by calling ( 866 ) 207-1041 for domestic calls or ( 402 ) 970-0847 for international calls and entering the conference code 1554929 .