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Dec 5, 2023
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J.M. Smucker advanced 2.6% to $115.34, and the stock lacked direction after the food maker lowered its annual expectations after revenue plunged 12% from a year ago.
Revenue in the fiscal second quarter ending in October declined 12% to $1.94 billion from $2.2 billion, net income increased 2% to $194.9 million from $191.1 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.90 from $1.79 a year ago.
The company tightened the upper end of its comparable sales estimate and lowered its view of free cash flow and adjusted earnings per share.
The comparable sales outlook range for fiscal 2024 was tightened to between 8.9% and 9% from the previous range of 8.5% and 9.5%, and the adjusted earnings per share range was between $9.25 and $9.65 from the previous estimate of between $9.45 and $9.85.
The company also sharply lowered its full-year free cash flow estimate to $530 million from $650 million, but its capital expenditure to increase to $610 million from the previous estimate of $550 million. -
Job openings declined sharply in October after employers across the nation in several industries curtailed announcements for new hires.
The number of job openings declined by 617,000 to 8.7 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
Over the month, job openings decreased in health care and social assistance by 236,000.finance and insurance by 168,000, and real estate and rental and leasing by 49,000.
But job openings increased in information by 39,000.
The widespread decline in job vacancies lowered the ratio of openings to available workers to 1.3 to 1 from around 2 to 1 earlier in the year.
On a regional basis, job openings fell in the South by 289,000, the Midwest by 193,000, the West by 83,000, and the Northeast by 52,000.
Over the month, the number of hires and total separations changed little, at 5.9 million and 5.6 million, respectively.
Within separations, quits were 3.6 million, and layoffs and discharges were 1.6 million, and both changed little.
While job openings fell, the number of hires fell slightly, and quits, the measure of workers confidence in finding another job, declined little. -
Spotify Technology jumped 6.4% to $192.30 after the music streaming company announced its plan to lay off 1,500 employees, or 17% of its staff.
The company said it hired too many people in 2020 and 2021, and it needs to control its costs and adjust to new market realities. -
Alaska Air Group declined 13.5% to $34.27 after the regional airline agreed to rival Hawaiian Airlines in a deal worth $1.9 billion.
Alaska Air agreed to pay $18 a share to the airline and assume $900 million of the company's debt.
Hawaii Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings surged 181% to $13.65 in early trading, and cautious investors worried about the steep regulatory hurdles faced by the merger. -
Coinbase Global jumped 9.2% to $146.10, and MicroStrategy advanced 8.2% to $571.0 after bitcoin surpassed the $40,000 level.
The surge in bitcoin also lifted the stock prices of other cryptocurrency-linked companies.
Marathon Digital Holdings soared 13% to $15.53, and Rio Platforms advanced 11.1% to $15.30. -
Walt Disney increased 0.2% to $92.92 after the theme park and movie studio operator reinstated its 30 cents per share dividend.
The company is battling a proxy fight challenge from activist investor Nelson Peltz, and his fund is seeking multiple board seats. -
Ulta Beauty soared 11.4% to $474.48 after the company reported strong third-quarter results and tightened its full-year revenue outlook.
Revenue in the third quarter ending in October increased to $2.5 billion from $2.3 billion, comparable store sales growth plunged to 4.5% from 14.6%, and the company opened a net of 12 new stores compared to 18 a year ago.
Net income decreased to $249.5 million from $274.5 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $5.07 from $5.34 a year ago.
The company estimated a full-year revenue range between $11.10 billion and $11.15 billion, up from the previous estimate between $11.05 billion and $11.15 billion.
The company reiterated its net new store opening estimate between 25 and 30, and its diluted earnings per share estimate was revised to a new range between $25.20 and $25.60 from the previous estimate between $25.10 and $25.60.
Comparable sales are estimated to fall between 5.0% and 5.5% from the previous estimate between 4.5% and 5.5%. -
Samsara jumped 13.1% to $31.15 after the IoT company reported quarterly results.
Revenue in the third quarter ending in October rose 40% to $237.5 million from $169.8 million, net loss shrank to $45.5 million from $58.6 million, and diluted loss per share eased to 8 cents from 11 cents a year ago.
The company forecasted revenue in the fourth quarter to fall between $257 million and $259 million and for the full-year 2024 to range between $918 million and $920 million.
Revenue in the fourth quarter is expected to rise between 38% and 39%, and in the full-year advance, 41% from a year ago. -
Five Below was nearly unchanged at $188.0 after the deep discount retailer reported its third-quarter results.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 14.2% to $736.4 million from $645.0 million, and comparable store sales rose 2.5% from a year ago.
Net income in the quarter declined to $14.6 million from $16.1 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 26 cents from 29 cents a year ago.
The company repurchased 500,000 shares in the third quarter at a cost of $80 million.
The company estimated net sales in the fourth quarter to be in the range of $1.32 billion to $1.35 billion, including an additional 60 stores, based on a 2% to 3% rise in comparable store sales.
Net income in the fourth quarter is estimated to be in the range of $201 million and $211 million. -
Pure Storage plunged 15.7% to $32.17 after the data storage company estimated a lower-than-expected current quarter and annual revenue.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 13% to $762.8 million from $676.1 million; the company swung to net income of $70.4 million from a loss of $0.7 million; and diluted earnings per share were 21 cents compared to breakeven.
Subscription services revenue increased by 26% to $309.6 million, and subscription annual recurring revenue also increased by 26% to $1.3 billion.
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