Shutterfly (SFLY) Tops Q4 EPS by 23c, Beats on Revenues; Offers FY18 EPS Outlook Above Consensus, Revenue Mid-Point Guidance Above Estimates
Shutterfly (NASDAQ: SFLY) reported Q4 EPS of $3.11, $0.23 better than the analyst estimate of $2.88. Revenue for the quarter came in at $593.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $556.32 million.
Business Outlook
Full Year 2018:
- Net revenues to range from $1,220.0 million to $1,260.0 million
- Consumer revenue to range from $1,020.0 million to $1,050.0 million
- We anticipate mid-to-high single digit Shutterfly brand growth will be offset by lost revenue from the three websites we shut down
- We expect Consumer revenue to increase throughout the year. We expect a mid-single digit Consumer decline in the first half of 2018, a return to modest growth in the third quarter of 2018, and high-single digit growth in the fourth quarter of 2018, our first, true like-for-like comparable period
- SBS revenue to range from $200.0 million to $210.0 million
- Gross profit margin to range from 48.5% to 49.5% of net revenues
- Operating income to range from $115.0 million to $135.0 million
- Effective tax rate of 26.0%
- Net income per share to range from $1.94 to $2.38
- Weighted average shares of approximately 33.9 million
- Adjusted EBITDA to range from $260.0 million to $280.0 million
- Capital expenditures to be approximately $65.0 million
First Quarter 2018:
- Net revenues to range from $190.0 million to $194.0 million
- Consumer net revenue expected to decline mid-single digits over the first quarter of 2017
- Gross profit margin to range from 38.0% to 38.5% of net revenues
- Operating loss to range from $34.0 million to $32.0 million
- Effective tax rate of 26.0%
- Net loss per share to range from $0.96 to $0.92
- Weighted average shares of approximately 32.5 million
- Adjusted EBITDA to range from $3.0 million to $5.0 million
GUIDANCE:
Shutterfly sees FY2018 EPS of $1.94-$2.38, versus the consensus of $1.50. Shutterfly sees FY2018 revenue of $1.2-1.26 billion, versus the consensus of $1.21 billion.
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