Best Buy (BBY) reported earnings on Tue 8/23/16 (b/o)

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Best Buy beats by $0.14, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS in-line, revs above consensus; raises FY17 profit guidance :

• Reports Q2 (Jul) earnings of $0.57 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.14 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.43; revenues rose 0.1% year/year to $8.53 bln vs the $8.39 bln Capital IQ Consensus. 
• Comps +0.8% vs. flat guidance.
• Domestic revenue of $7.9 billion increased 0.1% versus last year driven by comparable sales growth of 0.8%, partially offset by the loss of revenue from 12 large format and 22 Best Buy Mobile store closures. Industry revenue in the NPD-tracked categories declined 3.2%.
• From a merchandising perspective, comparable sales growth in health & wearables, home theater, major appliances and computing was partially offset by declines in mobile phones and gaming.
• Domestic online revenue of $835 million increased 23.7% on a comparable basis primarily due to increased traffic, higher average order values and higher conversion rates. As a percentage of total Domestic revenue, online revenue increased 200 basis points to 10.6% versus 8.6% last year.
• Co issues guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.43-0.47, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.45 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q3 revs of $8.8-8.9 bln vs. $8.77 bln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.