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Young adult apparel retailer Tillys (NYSE:TLYS) will be reporting earnings tomorrow afternoon. Here's what you need to know.
Last quarter Tilly's reported revenues of $160 million, down 5% year on year, beating analyst revenue expectations by 6%. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts' same-store sales, revenue, and EPS estimates. We were also glad that next quarter's earnings guidance exceeded Wall Street's estimates, although next quarter's EPS guidance is relatively in line.
Is Tilly's buy or sell heading into the earnings? Find out by reading the original article on StockStory.
This quarter analysts are expecting Tilly's's revenue to decline 5.4% year on year to $168.2 million, improvement on the 13.7% year-over-year decrease in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.07 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company missed Wall St's revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Tilly's's peers in the apparel retailer segment, some of them have already reported Q3 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. Abercrombie and Fitch (NYSE:ANF) delivered top-line growth of 20% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 7.7% and American Eagle reported revenues up 4.9% year on year, exceeding estimates by 1.6%. Abercrombie and Fitch traded down 4.3% on the results, and American Eagle was down 12.8%.
Read the full analysis of Abercrombie and Fitch's and American Eagle's results on StockStory.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the apparel retailer segment, with the stocks up on average 10.3% over the last month. Tilly's is up 3.6% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $10, compared to share price of $8.4.
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