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Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

1Año·

GAP Q1 Earnings Highlights

$GPS (-1,48 %)

🔹 Revenue: $3.5B (Est. $3.42B) 🟢 +2% YoY

🔹 EPS: $0.51 (Est. $0.45) 🟢

🔹 Comparable Sales: +2% (Est. +1.6%) 🟢

Tariff Impact:

🔸 Minimal in Q2.

🔸 FY gross impact of $250M–$300M if tariffs stay; after mitigation, net ~$100M–$150M weighted to H2.

FY Outlook

🔹 Revenue: +1% to +2% (vs. $15.1B in FY24)

🔹 Operating Income: +8% to +10% (vs. $1.1B in FY24)

🔹 Net Interest Income: ~$15M

🔹 Effective Tax Rate: ~26%

🔹 CapEx: ~$600M

🔹 Net Store Closures: ~35

Q2 Outlook

🔹 Revenue: Flat YoY

🔹 Gross Margin: Similar to Q1 (41.8%)

🔹 Operating Expense (% of Sales): Slight leverage YoY

Brand-Level Comparable Sales (Q1 FY25)

🔹 Old Navy: +3% (9th straight quarter of share gains)

🔹 Gap: +5% (6th straight positive comps, 8th quarter share gain)

🔹 Banana Republic: Flat (Net sales -3%)

🔹 Athleta: -8% (Net sales -6%)

Other Q1 Metrics:

🔹 Gross Margin: 41.8% (+60 bps YoY)=

🔹 Online Sales: +6% YoY; 39% of total sales

🔹 Store Sales: Flat YoY; 2,496 company-operated out of ~3,500 total stores=

🔹 Inventory: $2.1B (+7% YoY)

🔹 Cash & Short-Term Investments: $2.2B (+28% YoY)

🔹 Free Cash Flow: -$223M

🔹 Shareholder Return: $131M via dividends and buybacks

🔹 Shares Repurchased: 4M for $70M

🔹 Dividend: $0.165/share approved for Q2

CEO Commentary

🔸 "Exceeded expectations. Positive comps for the 5th straight quarter. Brand reinvigoration is working. Staying focused on controllables for long-term growth." – Richard Dickson, CEO

Business News Germany

@Business_News

1Año·

Clothing manufacturer Gap surprises with strong quarterly figures

The stock markets have been quite turbulent recently. A strong rally was followed by profit-taking, and some stocks such as ThyssenKrupp, ARM Holdings, Groupe Gorgé and Palantir were particularly in focus. But let's take a look at Gap $GPS (-1,48 %) take a look at Gap.

The American clothing company really surprised on the upside with its figures for the first quarter of 2024. Sales rose to a whopping USD 3.39 billion and the company was able to present a positive net result of USD 0.41 per share after a loss in the previous year. This is significantly better than the consensus forecasts - a real ray of hope for investors! 🔥

In addition, the Management Board has raised its annual targets, which is why many analysts have had to adjust their forecasts. The fair value of the share was previously around USD 22, and it will be exciting to see how the share develops. If you are looking for potential investments, Gap $GPS (-1,48 %) might be worth a look.

Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

1Año·

$GPS (-1,48 %)
Q3 Earnings Highlights:

🔹 Adj EPS: $0.72 (Est. $0.58) 🟢

🔹 Revenue: $3.8B (Est. $3.81B) 🟡; UP +2% YoY

🔹 Comparable Sales: +1% YoY (Est. +1.2%) 🟡

FY24 Guidance:

🔹 Revenue: UP +1.5% to +2.0% YoY (Prev. "Up slightly YoY") 🟢

🔹 Operating Margin: Mid-to-high 60% growth range (Prev. 50%) 🟢

🔹 Gross Margin Expansion: ~220 bps (Prev. ~200 bps) 🟢

Q3 SEGMENT REVENUE:

Old Navy:

🔹 Net Sales: $2.2B; Comparable Sales: Flat (Est. +0.9%) 🔴

🔸 Commentary: Performance driven by operational rigor and brand reinvigoration, despite weather-related headwinds.

Gap Global:

🔹 Net Sales: $899M; Comparable Sales: UP +3% (Est. +2.3%) 🟢

🔸 Commentary: Achieved its fourth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales due to strong product and marketing execution.

Banana Republic:

🔹 Net Sales: $469M; Comparable Sales: DOWN -1% (Est. -0.8%) 🟡

🔸 Commentary: Strength observed in men’s business; focus remains on fixing fundamentals.

Athleta:

🔹 Net Sales: $290M; Comparable Sales: UP +5%

🔸 Commentary: Brand returned to positive comparable sales, with new products and marketing resonating with customers.

Profitability Metrics:

🔹 Gross Margin: 42.7% (Est. 42.1%) 🟢; UP 140 bps YoY

🔹 Operating Margin: 9.3% (Est. 8%) 🟢; UP 270 bps YoY

🔹 Operating Expense: $1.3B

Operational Metrics:

🔹 Online Sales: UP +7% YoY; Represented 40% of total net sales.

🔹 Store Sales: DOWN -2% YoY; Total store count: 3,603 across ~40 countries.

🔹 Ending Inventory: $2.33B; DOWN -2% YoY.

🔹 Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments: $2.2B; UP +64% YoY.

🔹 Capital Expenditures: $330M.

Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

1Año·

Earnings next week | all eyes on $NVDA (-1,52 %) 👀

1 Comentario

1Año

Wallmart, Nvidia, Target for me.

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Hennington Global

@HenningtonGlobal

2Año·

Outlook for next week.

Monday

Mizuho Financial Group ($MFG (+0,28 %) ), XP Inc. ($XP (-2,84 %) ), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Tyson Foods ($TSN (+1,23 %) ) and AECOM ($ACM (-0,95 %) ) present their quarterly reports are presented.
Publication of the New York Fed Consumer Inflation Expectations (October).

Tuesday

The Home Depot ($HD (+0,16 %) ), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ($8316 (+0,17 %) ), Mitsubishi Financial Group ($8306 (+0,58 %) ), Nu Holdings ($NU (-1,67 %) ), Sea Limited ($SE (-4,36 %) ) and Tencent Music Entertainment Group ($TME (-0,39 %) ) report their quarterly results.
Publication of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (October) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (October).

Wednesday

Cisco Systems ($CSCO (-2,13 %) ), TJX Companies ($TJX (+1,95 %) ), Palo Alto Networks ($PANW (-8,17 %) ), Target ($TGT (-1,58 %) ), JD.com ($JD. (+2,33 %) ), XPeng ($XPEV (-3,9 %) ), Catalent ($CTLT ) and Tetra Tech ($TTEK (-0,35 %) ) present their quarterly figures.
Publication of the Producer Price Index
(PPI) (October), the New York Fed Empire State Manufacturing Index (November), the Business Inventories (September) and the Retail Sales (October).

Thursday

Walmart ($WMT (+0,55 %) ), Alibaba Group ($BABA (-2,12 %) ), Applied Materials Inc. ($AMAT (-4,64 %) ), NetEase Inc. ($NTES (-0,88 %) ), Ross Stores ($ROST (+1,15 %) ), Warner Music Group ($WMG (+1,16 %) ), NICE Ltd. ($NICE ), Bath & Body Works ($BBWI (-1,87 %) ), The Gap Inc. ($GPS (-1,48 %) ), Macy's ($M (-0,7 %) ) and Spire Inc. ($SR (+1,39 %) ) present their quarterly reports.
Publication of the Industrial Production (October) and the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index (November).

Friday

BJ's Wholesale Club ($BJ (-0,54 %) ), Atkore Inc. ($ATKR (-0,15 %) ) and Spectrum Brands Holdings ($SPB (+0 %) ) present their quarterly figures.
Deadline for funding of the US government.
Publication of the Housing Starts (October).

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Felix@Investor_in_Jogginghose

2Año

Will Home Depot miss expectations?

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Lara

@larryc

3Año·

These stocks could profit from the Barbie hype

You've probably noticed the hype surrounding the new Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. In the last few weeks, there has been a lot of publicity! Today is the premiere of the film in Germany and tomorrow the film starts in the US. I am sure that the film will not only make the box office ring, but also some stocks will benefit from the Barbie hype. The $MAT (-0,58 %) share, manufacturer of the Barbie doll, is already within the last month with nearly 15% in the plus and is still positively evaluated by experts. The film comes today in the distribution of Warner Bros, so could also the $WBD Share from the hype profit. Retailers such as. $GPS (-1,48 %), $CROX (-1,35 %) and $KSS (-3,18 %) are also jumping on the Barbie bandwagon, benefiting from licensing deals with the toymaker. Even the meme share of the movie theater operator $AMC could gain new momentum from the Barbie hype. Unfortunately, nothing is really known about the film yet, so it remains exciting to see whether the film will meet the expectations of moviegoers and whether the shares will benefit from the hype in the long term.

Are you going to see the new Barbie movie? Do you think that the Barbie movie will actually have a positive impact on the stocks mentioned and can profit from the hype? Or are you rather skeptical?