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May 18, 2023
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Bath & Body Works Inc soared 12.5% to $38.32 after the specialty retailer reported higher-than-expected revenue and earnings in its latest quarter.
Revenue in the first quarter declined 4% to $1.39 billion from $1.45 billion and net income declined to $81 million from $155 million and diluted earnings per share fell to 35 cents from 64 cents a year ago.
The company forecasted fiscal 2023 sales between flat and decrease in mid-single digit decline from $7.5 billion in 2022 and diluted earnings per share between $2.70 and $3.10 compared to $3.40 a year ago. -
Cisco Systems Inc declined 4.2% after the networking gear maker reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings in the fiscal third quarter.
Revenue increased 14% to $14.6 billion and net income increased to $3.2 billion from $2.6 billion and diluted earnings per share rose to 78 cents from 65 cents a year ago. -
Synopsys Inc increased 2.7% to $387.48 after the electronic design automation software developer reported quarterly results that were ahead of expectations.
Revenue in the fiscal second quarter ending in April increased to $1.40 billion from $1.28 billion a year ago.
Net income in the quarter decreased to $269.9 million from $293.8 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.76 from $1.89 a year ago.
The company forecasted revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending in July between $1.465 billion and $1.495 billion and earnings per share between $1.88 and $1.99. -
Take Two Interactive Software, Inc soared 12.8% to $141.0 after the videogame developer reported higher-than-expected revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter.
Revenue in the fourth quarter ending in March increased 56% to $1.45 billion from $930 million and the company swung to a net loss of $610.3 million from a profit of $110.9 million and diluted earnings per share was ($3.62) from 96 cents a year ago.
The company forecasted net revenue in the fiscal year 2024 between $5.37 billion and $5.47 billion and net loss range from $518 million to $477 million and net loss per share between $3.05 and $2.80. -
Walmart Inc increased 1.9% to $151.45 after the retailer said revenue in the first quarter increased 7.6% to $152.3 billion.
U.S. comparable same store sales increased 7.4%, driven by 2.9% increase in number of transactions and 4.4% rise in average ticket size.
Net income in the quarter decreased 18.5% to $1.7 billion from $2.1 billion and diluted earnings per share declined to 62 cents from 74 cents a year ago.
The company forecasted consolidated store sales to increase 4.0% in the second quarter and 3.5% in the fiscal year 2024. -
Target Corp increased 1.7% to $159.62 after the retailer reported only 0.6% increase in revenue to $25.32 billion. Store traffic increased 0.9% on top of 3.9% in the quarter a year ago.
Net income declined 5.8% to $950 million from $1.0 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.05 from $2.16 a year ago. -
Doximity Inc declined 5.5% to $32.02 after the company reported mixed quarterly results in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in March.
Revenue in the quartet increased 18% to $111.0 million from $97.0 million and net income dropped to $30.7 million from $36.7 million and diluted earnings per share declined to 14 cents from 20 cents a year ago.
The company forecasted revenue in the fiscal first quarter ending in June between $106.5 million and $107.5 million and for the full-year between $500 million and $506 million.
The company forecasted adjusted EBITDA in the June quarter between $39 million and $40.0 million and for the fiscal year 2024 between $216 million and $222 million. -
The Container Store Group Inc fell 5.9% to $2.55 after the specialty retailer reported a decline in revenue.
Revenue in the first quarter declined to $259.7 million from $356.7 million and the company swung to a net loss of $189.3 million from a profit of $23.2 million and diluted earnings per share was ($3.85) compared to 46 cents a year ago.
The retailer forecasted revenue in the fiscal first quarter ending in June between $200 million and $210 million and comparable sales to fall between 19% and 23%.
The company also estimated net loss between 16 cents and 10 cents per share.
For the fiscal year 2024, the retailer forecasted revenue between $885 million and $900 million and net income between 7 cents and 17 cents per share and comparable sales to decline in "mid to high teens." -
Home Depot Inc decreased 2.2% to $282.54 after the home improvement retailer said fiscal year revenue is expected to decline.
The home improvement chain blamed the sale decline on softening of lumber prices and poor weather conditions in several parts of the U.S.
Home Depot forecasted same store and comparable sales in 2023 to decrease between 2% and 5%.
Sales in the first quarter decreased 4.2% to $37.3 billion and comparable sales declined 4.5% and in the U.S. store fell 4.6%, operating margin rate between 14.0% and 14.3% and diluted earnings per share to fall between 7.0% and 13.0% a year ago. -
Nu Holdings Ltd increased 5.7% to $6.42 after the fintech company reported first-quarter revenue of $1.6 billion and adjusted earnings of $182.4 million.
Brazil-based online bank said revenue in the first quarter increased 85% to $1.6 billion from $877.2 million and the company swung to a net income of $141.8 million from a loss of $45.1 million a year ago.
The company added 4.5 million customers on its digital platform in the quarter and reached a total of 79.1 million. In Brazil, the company added 1.5 million net new customers on its digital platform.
Deposits in the quarter increased 34% on currency neutral basis to $15.8 billion and total loans surged 54% to $12.8 billion.
Net interest margin increased 2.2 percentage points and 7.2 percentage points from the previous year to a record high of 15.7%.
Nu's customers in Brazil now account for 46% of the country’s adult population, versus 44% in the previous quarter and in Mexico increased 52% to 3.2 million and in Colombia soared 200% to 635,000.
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