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Dec 8, 2023
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Vali Resorts declined 0.8% to $215.25 after the ski resort operator reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings.
Revenue in the fiscal first quarter decreased to $258.5 million from $279.4 million, net loss expanded to $175.5 million from $136.9 million, and diluted loss per share rose to $4.60 from $3.40 a year ago.
The ski resort operator increased quarterly cash dividend per share to $2.06 from $1.91 a year ago and payable on January 9 to shareholders on record on December 26.
The company reiterated its fiscal year 2024 earnings in the range between $316 million and $394 million. -
Dollar General Corp. increased 2.8% to $137.70 after the deep discount retailer reported better-than-expected quarterly results and reaffirmed its fiscal year outlook for earnings and comparable sales.
Revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending on November 3 increased 2.4% to $9.7 billion, and same-store sales declined 1.3%.
Net income in the third quarter dropped 47.5% to $276.2 million from $526.2 million, and diluted earnings per share decreased 45.9% to $1.26 from $2.33 a year ago.
As of November 3, 2023, total merchandise inventories, at cost, were $7.4 billion compared to $7.1 billion as of October 28, 2022, a decrease of 1.8% on a per-store basis.
The company did not repurchase any of its shares in the quarter, and $1.4 billion is available for future purchases at the end of the fiscal third quarter.
The company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 59 cents payable on January 23 to shareholders on record on January 9.
The company forecasted fiscal year 2023 same store sales to range between flat and a decline of 1.0%, and net sales growth between 1.5% and 2.5%, including one fewer week this fiscal year.
The retailer estimated diluted earnings per share to decline between 29% and 34% and range between $7.10 and $7.60. -
Toll Brothers increased 2% to $89.0 after the luxury home builder reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in October declined to $3.02 billion from $3.7 billion, net income decreased to $445.5 million from $640.5 million, and diluted earnings per share dropped to $4.11 from $5.63 a year ago.
The backlog of homes at the end of October declined 19% to 6,578 and the value of the backlog fell 22% to $6.95 billion.
During the quarter, the company repurchased approximately 4.3 million shares at an average price of $75.70 per share, for a total of $325.5 million.
In the fiscal year, the home builder repurchased approximately 7.9 million shares at an average price of $72 per share, for a total purchase price of $565.9 million.
The home developer estimated home deliveries in the fiscal 2024 first quarter to range between 1,800 and 1,900 units and the average delivery price per unit to range between $985,000 and $1.05 million. -
Box Inc. fell 12.2% to $23.41 after the cloud-based content management software developer reported a muted increase in quarterly revenues and earnings.
Revenue in the fiscal third quarter increased 5% to $261.5 million from $249.9 million, net income increased to $5.64 million from $4.98 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 4 cents from 3 cents a year ago.
The company estimated fiscal year 2024 revenue between $1.037 billion and $1.039 billion, an increase of 5% at the top of the range, and net income between 15 cents and 16 cents, including an unfavorable exchange rate impact of 17 cents. -
MongoDB decreased by 5% to $412.0 after the database developer reported quarterly results.
Total revenue in the third quarter increased 30% from a year ago to $432.9 million, and subscription revenue advanced 30% to $418.3 million.
Net loss in the quarter shrank to $29 million from $84 million, and diluted loss per share decreased to 41 cents from $1.23 a year ago.
The company guided fiscal fourth quarter revenue to range between $429 million and $433 million, adjusted earnings between $35 million and $38 million, and adjusted earnings per share between 44 cents and 46 cents. -
Gitlab soared 14.2% to $60.44 after the software developer reported better-than-expected quarterly results and the company reported adjusted operating profit for the first time.
Revenue in the third quarter increased 32% to $149.7 million from $113.0 million, net loss expanded to $285.2 million from $48.5 million, and diluted loss per share increased to $1.84 from 33 cents a year ago.
The company estimated fourth-quarter revenue to fall between $157 million and $158 million, non-GAAP operating income between $5 million and $6 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between 8 cents and 9 cents.
The company estimated revenue in the fiscal year 2024 to range between $573 million and $574 million, non-GAAP-adjusted losses between $8 million and $9 million, and non-GAAP-adjusted diluted earnings per share between 12 cents and 13 cents. -
Lands End fell 3.5% to $6.45 after the apparel retailer reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results.
Revenue in the third quarter declined 12.5% to $324.7 million from $371 million, and revenue fell 9.5% excluding Land's End Japan, which closed at the end of fiscal 2022.
Net loss expanded to $112.4 million from $4.7 million, and diluted loss per share rose to $3.52 from 14 cents a year ago.
In the fourth quarter, the company estimated revenue to range between $490 million and $520 million, net income to range between $4 million and $7 million, and diluted earnings per share between 13 cents and 22 cents.
The company guided revenue in fiscal 2023 to be between $1.45 billion and $1.48 billion, net loss between $115 million and $118 million, and diluted loss per share between $3.60 and $3.70. -
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.
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