3. Why Are Investors So Negative?
1. During the holiday quarter, same-store sales
were negative, and results came in below
expectations.
2. More broadly, many believe brick-and-mortar
retailers, especially in electronic goods, will
lose business as customers order products
online.
4. Here’s What to Watch
Wall Street Expectations
1. Currently, 11% of
available shares are
being shorted
2. Analysts estimate
revenue will come in at
$9.2 billion.
3. Analysts estimate that
earnings per share will
come in at $0.20.
What to really watch
Guidance for the rest of the
year will be critically
important.
– Usually, the fourth quarter
(holiday season)
represents more than 40%
of the company’s revenue.
– Analysts estimate 2014
revenue of $42.2 billion
and EPS of $2.20
6. Why Are Investors So Negative?
1. As with Best Buy, many believe consumers will
increasingly order their office supplies online
and have them delivered to their place of
work.
2. Though the company has a successful e-
commerce segment, its growth has slowed
and can’t make up for declining in-store sales.
7. Here’s What to Watch
Wall Street Expectations
1. Currently, 14% of
available shares are
being shorted.
2. Analysts estimate the
company will report
revenue of $5.6 billion.
3. Analysts estimate
earnings per share will
come in at $0.21.
What to Really Watch
Listen for details of the
company’s “Make More
Happen” strategy
– Staples is trying to
reinvent itself as the go-to
place for all company
needs.
– This goes far beyond
paper and notebooks, and
includes things like
stethoscopes and muffin-
tins
9. Why Are Investors So Negative?
1. By now you may be noticing a trend, as
investors are worried that GameStop’s brick-
and-mortar model is becoming obsolete when
games and consoles can be purchased online
-- and many games are moving to the Internet
as well.
2. There are no big releases of new gaming
consoles on the immediate horizon.
10. Here’s What to Watch
Wall Street Expectations
1. Currently, 42% of
available shares are
being shorted.
2. Analysts expect
GameStop to report
revenue of $2 billion.
3. The company is
expected to report
earnings per share of
$0.57.
What to Really Watch
1. Pay more attention to
earnings news from the
video-game makers,
and how much revenue
is now derived digitally.
2. Listen in to see if
GameStop’s other
subsidiaries -- Cricket,
Spring Mobile, and
Simply Mac -- are doing
as well as the company
hopes.
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