Off-price retail company TJX (NYSE: TJX) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday before market open. Here’s what to expect.
TJX beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $13.11 billion, up 5.1% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations and full-year EPS guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting TJX’s revenue to grow 5.1% year on year to $14.16 billion, in line with the 5.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.01 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. TJX has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 0.9% on average.
Looking at TJX’s peers in the general merchandise retail segment, only Dillard's has reported results so far. It beat analysts’ revenue estimates by 2.6%, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 1.4%. The stock traded up 3.6% on the results.
Read our full analysis of Dillard’s earnings results here.There has been positive sentiment among investors in the general merchandise retail segment, with share prices up 6.4% on average over the last month. TJX is up 6.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $141.78 (compared to the current share price of $132.90).
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