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Victoria’s Secret posts mixed Q1 results, says tariffs will ding profitability by $50 million

The lingerie retailer reported stronger sales, but missed EPS estimates as it works to stabilize its business.

Nia Warfield

Victoria’s Secret posted mixed Q1 results Thursday morning that showed better-than-expected revenue growth, but the company cut its full-year outlook for profitability, saying it would be hurt by tariffs.

Shares edged 0.5% lower in early premarket trading.

For the quarter, Victoria’s Secret reported a net loss of $0.02 per diluted share, missing Wall Street’s estimates of $0.04 in earnings. On the bright side, revenue came in at $1.35 billion, above Wall Street’s forecast of $1.32 billion and the company’s own guidance of $1.30 billion to $1.33 billion.

The company reiterated its full-year sales outlook but said its adjusted operating income guidance took a hit because it expects $50 million of net negative tariff impacts.

The company also forecast second-quarter results generally below expectations. It sees revenue of $1.38 billion to $1.41 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $0.00 to $0.15. For comparison, analysts were expecting sales of $1.415 billion and earnings of $0.30.

For the first quarter, comparable-store sales fell 1%, signaling continued softness in the brand’s core retail business.

Shares are down 45% year to date.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Nike sinks to lowest level since 2014 after warning of “challenged” sales environment in Q4 report

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Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

  • Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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