June 8, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Boohoo Group (LSE: BOO) 1Q18 Update: Revenues Double, Comps Up 78%, Top-Line Guidance RaisedBoohoo.com grew 1Q18 revenues by 106%, or 98% at constant exchange rates, helped by the acquisition of PrettyLittleThing and the Nasty Gal brand.
June 8, 2017 Insight Report Premium Father’s Day 2017: The Impact on US RetailSpending for Father’s Day 2017 is expected to reach a record high of $15.5 billion, but is still much lower than the $23.6 billion spent on Mother’s Day. The majority of shoppers will head to department stores, followed by online and discount stores.
June 6, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: An Introduction to Cybersecurity—Part TwoPart One provided an overview of the current cybersecurity environment. Now in Part Two, we look at an advanced attack, including components and characteristics of the attacks, vulnerabilities, and the different types of hackers.
June 5, 2017 Insight Report Premium May 2017 US Same-Store SalesComps for the group generally beat expectations in May. Costco’s comps were up 4.1%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.0%.
June 5, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Warehouse Club Stores: Time To Take The Treasure Hunt Online—Part 2In Part Two of this Deep Dive, we provide an overview of the warehouse-club sector.
June 2, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Five Below (FIVE) 1Q17 Results: Strong Sales and EPS PerformanceFive Below reported 1Q17 EPS of $0.15, up 25% from the year-ago quarter and slightly above the $0.14 consensus estimate. Total revenues were $232.9 million versus expectations of $230.6 million and were up 20.8% year over year.
June 2, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Express (EXPR) 1Q17 Results: EPS Missed Consensus; Company Lowers FY17 OutlookExpress reported 1Q17 EPS of $(0.06), including a net negative impact of $0.03 per share related to discrete tax items and the exit of Canada. EPS was down138% from the year-ago quarter and below the consensus estimate of $(0.02). The company reported revenue of $467.0 million, down7.1% from the year-ago quarter and slightly below the $467.7 million consensus estimate.
June 2, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Dollar General (DG) 1Q17 Results: Beats on EPS and Sales, Lifts OutlookDollar General reported 3Q17 EPS of $0.93, including a nickel of hurricane-related negative impact, missing the consensus estimate by a penny. Revenues were $5.90 billion, up 11.0% year over year and beating the $5.80 billion consensus estimate. Total revenues were $5.61 billion versus expectations of $5.58 billion, and were up 6.5% year over year.
June 1, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: Amazon in 20 Charts— the Rise and Rise of the E-Commerce GiantAmazon Web Services is driving growth in Amazon’s operating margins. This business division yielded a 25% operating margin in 2016, up from 19% in 2015. And the division is growing its share of Amazon’s total revenues.
June 1, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Michael Kors (KORS) Fiscal 4Q17 Results: Beats Expectations, but Guides Down for FY18 and Plans to Close StoresMichael Kors reported fiscal4Q17adjusted EPS of $0.73, down28.8% from $1.02 in the year-ago quarter,butahead of the $0.70 consensus estimate. Revenues were $1.06 billion, down 11.2% year over year,butslightly ahead of the $1.05 billion consensus estimate.
May 29, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Warehouse Club Stores: Time To Take The Treasure Hunt Online—Part 1In Part One of this Deep Dive, we provide an overview of the warehouse-club sector.
May 26, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: International Grocery Retailers in India, Where 1.3 Billion Consumers are Shopping for DinnerThis report is the second in a brief series that looks at global retailers’ operations in India. It focuses on international grocery retailers’ and wholesalers’ entries into the country and considers their domestic counterparts.
May 26, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Costco Wholesale (COST) Fiscal 3Q17 Results: Beats on Top and Bottom LinesCostco reported fiscal 3Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.40, up 13.3% from $1.24 in the year-ago quarter and beating the $1.31 consensus estimate. Revenues were $28.9 billion, up 7.8% year over year and beating the $28.6 billion consensus estimate.
May 26, 2017 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Ulta (ULTA) 1Q17 Results: Beats Expectations, Raises GuidanceUlta reported 1Q17 adjusted EPS of $1.91, up 31.7% from the year-ago quarter and above the $1.80 consensus estimate. The company reported total revenue of $1.31 billion, above the $1.27 billion consensus estimate and up 22.5% from the year-ago quarter.
May 25, 2017 Deep Dive Premium Deep Dive: An Introduction to Cybersecurity—Part OneIn Part One of this Deep Dive, we provide a summary of the current environment and discuss the components of cybersecurity.