Company Earnings Update | May 25, 2017 Register for Free Access PVH (PVH) 1Q17 Results: Beats Consensus and Raises EPS GuidancePVH Corp. reported 1Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.65, ahead of the $1.60 consensus estimate and up 9.9% year over year. Revenues were $2.0 billion, up 3.7% year over year and slightly ahead of the $1.96 billion consensus estimate. Read More
Insight Report | May 25, 2017 Premium Theatro: Empowering the Next Generation of Store AssociatesTheatro provides a voice platform, virtual voice assistant and a voice-controlled wearable for brick-and-mortar retail employees to help improve in-store communication, worker productivity and customer engagement. The company has developed a small (1.5 oz.) Wi-Fi-based wearable and voice platform that connects employees to one another, to headquarters and to the retailer’s information systems (think Siri or Alexa in an earbud). Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 25, 2017 Register for Free Access Guess (GES) Fiscal 1Q18 Results: Beats Expectations; North America Comps Still WeakGuess reported fiscal 1Q18 adjusted EPS of $(0.24), down slightly from $(0.23) in the year-ago quarter but above the $(0.32) consensus estimate. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 25, 2017 Register for Free Access Lowe’s (LOW) 1Q17 Results: Miss on EPS and Sales Yet Growth ContinuesLowe’s reported 1Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.03, up 18.4% from the year-ago quarter, but below the $1.06 consensus estimate. The company reported revenue of $16.86 billion, below the $16.95 billion consensus estimate, but up 10.7% from the year-ago quarter. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 25, 2017 Register for Free Access Marks & Spencer (LSE: MKS) FY17 Results: A Disappointing Final Quarter; Exceptional Costs Weigh on ProfitsM&S grew total full-year sales by 2.2% to £10.62 billion, marginally ahead of consensus and despite negative comps in its UK Clothing and Home and UK Food segments. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 25, 2017 Register for Free Access Chico’s (CHS) 1Q17 Results: Comps DisappointChico’s FAS reported 1Q17 EPS of $0.26 versus the consensus estimate of $0.29. Read More
Deep Dive | May 19, 2017 Premium Fast Fashion Speeding Toward Ultrafast FashionZara and H&M, the two largest global fast-fashion retailers, pioneered the fast-fashion business model. Now, the two companies are competing head to head with a new set of younger online-only competitors. Read More
Insight Report | May 19, 2017 Premium Ross Stores (ROST) 1Q17 Results Solid Quarter, Company Raises OutlookRoss Stores reported 1Q17 EPS of $0.82, up 12.3% from the year-ago quarter and above the $0.80 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $3.31 billion versus expectations of $3.27 billion, and were up 7% year over year. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 19, 2017 Register for Free Access Ralph Lauren (RL) Fiscal 4Q17 Results: EPS Beats Expectations on Reduced MarkdownsRalph Lauren reported fiscal 4Q17 adjusted EPS of $0.89, above the $0.78 consensus estimate and in line with guidance. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 19, 2017 Register for Free Access Alibaba (BABA) 4Q FY17 Results: Earnings Beat, Highest Revenue Growth Since IPO; “Very Excited” about FY18 ProspectsAlibaba reported 4Q FY17 revenue of ¥38.6 billion, up 60% year over year, and beat consensus estimates by 7%. The company attributed the strong results to solid growth of its core commerce segment, as well as accelerating growth in emerging businesses, including cloud computing, digital media and entertainment. Read More
Deep Dive | May 19, 2017 Premium Deep Dive: Retail Spending Review—Breaking Down Retail Sales in the US, the UK, Germany and ChinaOf these countries, the US sees clothing and footwear capture the smallest share of retail sales. The category accounted for only 10.9% of US retail sales in 2016, which was down from 11.7% in 2012. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 19, 2017 Register for Free Access Gap (GPS) 1Q17 Results: Tops EPS Expectations; Solid Same-Store SalesGap reported 1Q17 EPS of $0.36, up from $0.32 in the year-ago quarter and above the $0.29 consensus estimate. Foreign currency negatively impacted EPS by an estimated $0.03, or about 9%. Total revenues were $3.44 billion, roughly flat year over year. Read More
Analyst Corner | May 19, 2017 Register for Free Access Weekly Insights May 19, 2017This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the battle currently under way among retailers that are competing to lower the minimum required spend to qualify for free shipping. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 19, 2017 Register for Free Access Walmart (WMT) Fiscal 1Q18 Results: Mixed Quarter, Light GuidanceWalmart reported fiscal 1Q 2018 EPS of $1.00, up from $0.98 in the year-ago quarter and beating the $0.96 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $117.5 billion, up 1.4% year over year and slightly below the consensus estimate. Read More
Company Earnings Update | May 18, 2017 Register for Free Access Tencent (0700.HK) 1Q17 Results: Strong Beat Led by Strength in Gaming and Social NetworkTencent reported 1Q17 revenues of ¥49.6 billion, up 54.9% year over year. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was ¥1.49, up 41.0% year over year. The solid results were largely driven by the gaming and social network segments. Read More
