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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

American Eagle (AEO) reported earnings on Wed 1 March 17 (b/o)

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American Eagle beats by $0.01, misses on revs; guides AprQ EPS below consensus; comps up slightly; exploring an initiative to convert stores in the UK, China and Hong Kong to licensed partnerships:
  • Reports Q4 (Jan) earnings of $0.39 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.38; revenues fell 0.8% year/year to $1.10 bln vs the $1.11 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
  • Co issues downside guidance for Q1 (Apr), sees EPS of $0.15-0.17, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.21 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. Co guides to AprQ comps of flat to a low single digit decline.
  • JanQ same store comps were up slightly, following a 4% increase last year.
  • In Q4 (Jan), co had asset impairment and restructuring charges totaling $21 mln related to its owned and operated stores in the UK, China and Hong Kong. The company is exploring an initiative to convert those markets to licensed partnerships. Related to these initiatives, the company expects to incur additional restructuring charges in fiscal 2017.

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