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Off-price retail company Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before the bell. Here's what you need to know.
Last quarter Burlington reported revenues of $2.29 billion, up 12.2% year on year, missing analyst expectations by 0.3%. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with revenue slightly missing analysts' expectations. However the all-important same-store sales metric in retail beat expectations. Looking ahead, full year EPS guidance was raised and management gave positive commentary on the current environment, saying that "November is off to a solid start, helped by cooler weather at the beginning of the month."
Is Burlington buy or sell heading into the earnings? Find out by reading the original article on StockStory.
This quarter analysts are expecting Burlington's revenue to grow 11.2% year on year to $3.05 billion, improving on the 5.2% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $3.30 per share.
The analysts covering the company have been growing increasingly bullish about the business heading into the earnings, with revenue estimates seeing eight upward revisions over the last thirty days. The company missed Wall St's revenue estimates six times over the last two years.
Looking at Burlington's peers in the apparel and footwear retail segment, some of them have already reported Q4 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) delivered top-line growth of 15.5% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 3.6% and TJX (NYSE:TJX) reported revenues up 13% year on year, exceeding estimates by 1.4%. Ross Stores was flat on the results, and TJX was down 1.5%.
Read the full analysis of Ross Stores's and TJX's results on StockStory.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the apparel and footwear retail segment, with the stocks up on average 8% over the last month. Burlington is up 10.2% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $214.2, compared to share price of $213.9.