Best Buy Co., Inc. today reported net earnings of U.S. $150 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for its fiscal third quarter ended on Nov. 25, 2006. The retailer’s net earnings per diluted share increased 11 percent, compared with $0.28 per diluted share for the prior-year third quarter. For the three quarters ended Nov. 25, 2006, the company’s net earnings grew 24 percent to $614 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, versus $496 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, for the same period of the prior fiscal year.
