Further, wage increases are expected to negatively impact earnings growth by 2% in fiscal 2018, which also remains a threat to the upcoming results. Final Thoughts & Q4 Expectations Nevertheless, TJX Companies' robust sales-boosting initiatives are likely to help the company overcome these hurdles and fuel growth. For fourth-quarter fiscal 2018, the company expects adjusted earnings (excluding a nearly 11 cents benefit from an additional week in the quarter) in the range of $1.14-$1.16 per share, reflecting 11-13% increase from the year-ago period earnings. Wage increases are expected to hurt bottom-line growth by 1%, while currency is likely to positively impact earnings growth by 1%. The company expects consolidated comps growth of 1-2% in the fourth quarter. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter under review is pegged at $1.28, which shows a 24.3% surge from $1.03 recorded in the year-ago period. In fact, the company's earnings estimate was revised upward in the last seven days.