Investors Eye Earnings Growth as Four Retailer Set to Report in Next 2 days
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Investors who missed Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq: URBN) 18 percent earnings-related price spike needn't be overly disappointed. Four more retailers a set to report this week and there should be plenty of action in the space.
Tomorrow morning we get earnings from American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) and Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS). Both companies are expected to report EPS that is an improvement over last year. In 2011 AEO reported earnings of 11c. This year, analysts expect the company to earn 21c. In 2011, Chico's reported earnings of 24c. This year analysts want to see earnings of 30c.
Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) also reports before the bell tomorrow, but analysts aren't expecting much earnings growth, and the company should report 17c vs. 15c in the previous year.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is set to report earnings after the close today. Analyst are expecting EPS of 41c per share and revenue of $864.35 million. WSM has topped consensus estimates each of the last seven quarters, which has some wondering if the estimates were simply too low to begin with.
Gap (NYSE: GPS) reported earnings on the 16th. At 49c, the retailer beat EPS estimates by a penny and the stock advanced. In the previous year, the company reported earnings of 35c. Since then, the stock is higher by 120 percent. Express shares are lower by 1.8 percent over the same period. The relative performance of the two stocks illustrates the importance of earnings growth.
As usual, investors will be interested in more than just earnings. Comps and margins also important factors to consider.
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Tomorrow morning we get earnings from American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) and Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS). Both companies are expected to report EPS that is an improvement over last year. In 2011 AEO reported earnings of 11c. This year, analysts expect the company to earn 21c. In 2011, Chico's reported earnings of 24c. This year analysts want to see earnings of 30c.
Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) also reports before the bell tomorrow, but analysts aren't expecting much earnings growth, and the company should report 17c vs. 15c in the previous year.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is set to report earnings after the close today. Analyst are expecting EPS of 41c per share and revenue of $864.35 million. WSM has topped consensus estimates each of the last seven quarters, which has some wondering if the estimates were simply too low to begin with.
Gap (NYSE: GPS) reported earnings on the 16th. At 49c, the retailer beat EPS estimates by a penny and the stock advanced. In the previous year, the company reported earnings of 35c. Since then, the stock is higher by 120 percent. Express shares are lower by 1.8 percent over the same period. The relative performance of the two stocks illustrates the importance of earnings growth.
As usual, investors will be interested in more than just earnings. Comps and margins also important factors to consider.
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