Personalized clothing company Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what you need to know.
Stitch Fix beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $340.3 million, up 4.7% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates. It reported 2.31 million active clients, down 1.9% year on year.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Stitch Fix’s revenue to grow 4.3% year on year, a reversal from the 2.6% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Stitch Fix has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Stitch Fix’s peers in the consumer discretionary - apparel and accessories segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Movado delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.4%, and PVH reported a revenue decline of 3.2%, in line with consensus estimates. Movado traded down 1.3% following the results while PVH’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of Movado’s results here and PVH’s results here.
Over the past year, investors have repeatedly shifted their focus from one macro narrative to another (AI disruption and AI capex spending to geopolitics, interest rates, and the broader health of the economy). While some of the consumer discretionary - apparel and accessories stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 9% on average over the last month. Stitch Fix is down 13.2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $4.60 (compared to the current share price of $2.86).
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