Investing.com - L Brands (NYSE:LB) reported second quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Wednesday and revenue that fell short of forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $0.24 on revenue of $2.9B. Analysts polled by Investing.com forecast EPS of $0.19 on revenue of $2.95B. That compared to EPS of $0.36 on revenue of $2.98B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $0.14 on revenue of $2.63B in the previous quarter.
For the year, L Brands shares are down 20.72%, under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 18.07% year to date.
L Brands follows other major Services sector earnings this month
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, Amazon.com reported second quarter EPS of $5.22 on revenue of $63.4B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $5.56 on revenue of $62.52B.
Alibaba ADR earnings beat analyst's expectations on Thursday, August 15, 2019, with first quarter EPS of $12.55 on revenue of $114.92B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $10.3 on revenue of $111.83B
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