Eyewear retailer Warby Parker (NYSE: WRBY) will be reporting results this Thursday before market open. Here’s what investors should know.
Warby Parker missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $223.8 million, up 11.9% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Warby Parker’s revenue to grow 13.2% year on year to $213 million, in line with the 13.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.08 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Warby Parker has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Warby Parker’s peers in the specialty retail segment, only Sally Beauty has reported results so far. It met analysts’ revenue estimates and delivered flat year-on-year revenue.
Read our full analysis of Sally Beauty’s earnings results here.Investors in the specialty retail segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices up 1.6% on average over the last month. Warby Parker is up 13.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $23.62 (compared to the current share price of $24.35).
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