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Mar 2, 2023

Victoria's Secret & Co said revenue in the fourth quarter decreased 7% to $2.02 billion from $2.2 billion and net income declined to $173 million from $246 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.10 from $2.70 a share.

The company said net sales in the full-year 2022 declined 6% to $6.3 billion from $6.8 billion and net income fell to $348 million from $646 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $4.14 from $7.18 a year ago.

The company repurchased 0.9 million shares for $36 million and completed its $250 million stock repurchase program and announced a new plan of $250 million through the end of fiscal year 2023.

The retailer is forecasting first quarter 2023 net sales to decrease in the "mid-single digit range" compared to last year’s first quarter net sales of $1.484 billion and adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2023 is estimated to be in the range of $0.30 to $0.60 per diluted share.

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Six Flags Entertainment Corp said revenue in the fourth quarter declined 12% to $280 million from $317 million and the company swung to a net income of $13 million from a loss of $2 million and diluted earnings per share was 16 cents compared to a loss of 2 cents in the previous year.

Attendance in the park declined 30% to 4.1 million from 5.8 million and total spending per person increased 23% to $65.15, reflecting admission cost increase of 24% to $34.50 and in-park spending increase of 22% to $30.65.

Revenue in the full-year 2022 declined 9% to $1.35 billion and net income attributable to stockholders declined 16% to $109 million from $130 million and diluted earnings per share dropped to $1.29 from $1.50 a year ago.

Total attendance dropped 26% to 20.4 million from 27.7 million and total guest spending per person increased 22% to $63.93, reflecting a 25% increase in admissions to $35.99 and 18% increase in in-park spending to $27.94.

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Xponential Fitness, Inc said revenue in the fourth quarter increased to $71.3 million from $49.3 million and net loss shrank to $0.25 million from $14.7 million and diluted loss per share shrank to $1.13 from $2.45 a year ago.

The company said North America quarterly average unit volume increased to $522,000 from $446,000 in the previous year.

In the full-year 2022, revenue increased to $229.8 million from $185.9 million and the franchisor of boutique fitness brands swung to a profit of $2.9 million from a loss of $51.4 million and diluted loss per share was 87 cents from $2.85 a year ago.

The company sold 1,026 franchise licenses and opened 511 new studios in 2022.

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Macy's Inc said revenue in the fourth quarter declined to $8.3 billion from $8.7 billion and net income fell to $508 million from $742 million and diluted earnings per share dropped to $1.83 from $2.44 a year ago.

In the full-year 2022, revenue fell 0.1% to $24.5 billion and net income fell to $1.1 billion from $1.4 billion and diluted earnings per share decreased to $4.19 from $4.55 a year ago.

Comparable store sales at the company owned stores fell 3.3% in the quarter and increased 0.3% in the full-year 2022.

The number of active shoppers decreased 4% to 42.7 million at the Macy’s branded stores, increased 5% to 4.1 million at the Bloomingdale’s stores, and rose 12% to 662,000 at the Bluemercury stores from the previous year.

Mar 1, 2023

Kohl's Corporation said revenue in the fourth quarter decreased 7.2% to $5.8 billion and the retailer swung to a net loss of $273 million from $299 million and diluted earnings per share was ($.2.49) compared to $2.20 a year ago. Comparable sales in the quarter fell 6.6%.

In full-year 2022, revenue fell 7.1% to $17.2 billion and the apparel retailer swung to a net loss of $19 million compared to a profit of $938 million and diluted earnings per share was ($0.15) compared to $6.32 a year ago. Comparable sales in the year declined 6.6%.

The retailer announced a dividend of 50 cents per share payable March 29 to shareholders of record on March 15.

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Lowe's Companies said revenue in the fourth quarter rose to $22.4 billion from $21.3 billion and net income declined to $957 million from $1.2 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.58 from $1.78 in the previous year. Comparable sales in the quarter declined 1.5%.

In full-year 2022, revenue rose to $97 billion from $96.3 billion and net income fell to $6.4 billion from $8.4 billion and diluted earnings per share decreased to $10.17 from $12.04 a year ago.

During the quarter, the retailer repurchased approximately 10 million shares for $2.0 billion and it repurchased 71 million shares for $14.1 billion for the year.

The company also paid $643 million in dividends in the fourth quarter and $2.4 billion in dividends for the year. In total, the company returned $16.5 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in 2022.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co said revenue in the fourth quarter increased 3% to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion and net income declined to $38.3 million from $65.5 million and diluted earnings per share fell to 75 cents from $1.12 a year ago.

In full-year 2022, revenue was flat at $3.7 billion and net income dropped to $2.8 million from $263 million and diluted earnings per share plunged to 5 cents from $4.20 a year ago.

The apparel retailer guided net sales growth in the range of 1% to 3% from $3.7 billion in 2022 with the expectation that Abercrombie will continue to outperform Hollister and the U.S. sales will continue to outperform international sales.

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LL Flooring Holdings, Inc said revenue in the fourth quarter declined 7.5% to $263.9 million after comparable sales declined 9.5% from the previous year. The flooring products retailer swung to a net loss of $15 million from a profit of $10.3 million and diluted earnings per share was ($0.53) compared to 35 cents in the previous year.

Revenue in the full-year 2022 declined 3.6% to $1.1 billion and comparable store sales fell 5.8%. Net income declined to $41.7 million from $61.4 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.41 from $2.10 in the previous year.

The ODP Corporation, parent of Office Depot, said sales in the fourth quarter increased 3% to $2.1 billion and the retailer swung to a net income of $17 million from a loss of $274 million and diluted earnings per share was 38 cents compared to a loss of $5.44 in the previous year.

Sales in the full-year 2022 was flat at $8.5 billion and the retailer swung to a profit of $166 million from a loss of $208 million and diluted earnings per share was $3.37 from {$3.79) a year ago.

The company announced a new stock repurchase program of $1 billion replacing the current $600 million plan. In 2022, the company repurchased 6.4 million shares for $266 million, which included the repurchase of over 4.5 million shares for approximately $197 million in the fourth quarter,

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Compass, Inc said revenue in the fourth quarter declined 31% to $1.1 billion after real estate transactions fell 25%. Net loss improved to $158 million from $175 million and diluted loss per share shrank to 36 cents from 43 cents in the previous year.

Revenue in 2022 declined 6% to $6 billion following a decline in transactions by the same amount. Net loss in the year expanded to $601.5 million from $494.1 million and diluted loss per share fell to $1.40 from $1.51 a year ago.

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