Sally Beauty posts 30% profit increased in Q3

Sally Beauty Holdings said Thursday it recorded net income of $41.1 million in the third quarter, up 30.6% from the year-ago period. Consolidated net sales were $743 million, an increase of 10.3% from the fiscal 2009 third quarter.Same-store sales grew 4.6%.Total store count for the beauty supply retailer at the end of the fiscal 2010 third quarter was 3,986, an increase of 165 stores over a year earlier.