An Abercrombie & Fitch retailer stands in midtown Manhattan in New York Metropolis on Oct. 24, 2024.
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Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch soared 16% in premarket buying and selling on Tuesday after the corporate posted 7% development in quarterly gross sales and issued its vacation steerage.
Abercrombie, which runs its namesake model and Hollister, is anticipating fourth-quarter gross sales to climb between 4% and 6%, which is basically beneath Wall Avenue expectations of 5.6% development, in accordance with LSEG. It anticipates earnings per share will likely be between $3.40 and $3.70, roughly consistent with expectations of $3.55 per share.
The corporate’s namesake banner has fueled its comeback lately, however now that the Abercrombie model’s development has began to reasonable, Hollister has picked up the baton. CEO Fran Horowitz mentioned gross sales at Abercrombie are anticipated to be flat within the present quarter, indicating development at Hollister is about to drive the corporate’s vacation procuring season.
Abercrombie beat Wall Avenue’s expectations on the highest and backside traces within the fiscal third quarter. Here is how the attire retailer did within the interval ended Nov. 1 in contrast with what Wall Avenue was anticipating, based mostly on a survey of analysts by LSEG:
- Earnings per share: $2.36 vs. $2.16 anticipated
- Income: $1.29 billion vs. $1.28 billion anticipated
The corporate’s reported internet earnings for the quarter was $113 million, or $2.36 per share, in contrast with $131.98 million, or $2.50 per share, a yr earlier.
Gross sales rose to $1.29 billion, up about 7% from $1.21 billion a yr earlier.
