=Francesca's (FRAN) reported earnings on Tue 11 Dec 2018 (b/o)

HOUSTON (AP) _ Francesca's Holdings Corp. (FRAN) on Tuesday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $16.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 47 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 17 cents per share.

The clothing retailer posted revenue of $95.4 million in the period.

For the current quarter ending in January, Francesca's Holdings said it expects revenue in the range of $118 million to $124 million. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $135.6 million.

The company expects full-year results to range from a loss of 41 cents per share to a loss of 34 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $427 million to $433 million.

The company's shares closed at $1.80. A year ago, they were trading at $6.15.

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=Francesca's (FRAN) reported earnings on Tue 5 June 2018 (b/o)

Francesca's reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides Q2 EPS below consensus, revs in-line; reaffirms FY19 EPS guidance, revs guidance; Q1 comps -16%

• Reports Q1 (Apr) loss of $0.11 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-linewith the Capital IQ Consensus of ($0.11); revenues fell 6.8% year/year to $100.4 mln vs the $101.48 mln Capital IQ Consensus. Q1 comps -16% (guided comps -13-15%)
• Co issues guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.02-0.05, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.21 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q2 revs of $119-122 mln vs. $120.78 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.  Co's Q2 guidance assumes a 6-9% decrease in comps
• Co reaffirms guidance for FY19, sees EPS of $0.53-0.63, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.56 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees FY19 revs of $485-499 mln vs. $490.32 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. FY19 guidance assumes a low-single digit decrease in comparable sales (reaffirmed from prior guidance)compared to the prior year decrease of 11%. Capital expenditures for fiscal year 2018 are still expected to be approximately $30 million. The Company still expects to open approximately 35 boutiques, close approximately 20 boutiques and refresh 80 to 90 boutiques in fiscal year 2018.

=Francesca's Holdings (FRAN) reported earnings on Tue 6 June 2017 (b/o)

HOUSTON (AP) _ Francesca's Holdings Corp. (FRAN) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $4.3 million.

The Houston-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 14 cents per share.

The clothing retailer posted revenue of $107.7 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $113.2 million.

For the current quarter ending in August, Francesca's Holdings said it expects revenue in the range of $120 million to $124 million. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $126.7 million.

The company expects full-year earnings to be $1.07 to $1.17 per share, with revenue ranging from $518 million to $537 million.

Francesca's Holdings shares have fallen 33 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 15 percent in the last 12 months.

=Francesca's (FRAN) reported earnings Tue 6 Dec 2016 (b/o)

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Francesca's beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q4 in-line  :

• Reports Q3 (Oct) earnings of $0.23 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.05 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 15.2% year/year to $119.5 mln vs the $116.28 mln Capital IQ Consensus. This was due to a 7% increase in comparable sales (vs. mid-single comp guidance) primarily driven by an increase in the number of transactions both at boutiques and on-line as well as the addition of 50 net new boutiques since the prior year quarter. The Company opened 18 boutiques and closed one boutique during the quarter, bringing the total boutique count to 669 at the end of the quarter. Ecommerce comparable sales increased 47% to $5.7 million driven by increased website traffic and conversion rate.
  • Gross profit, as a percent of net sales, increased to 48.2% from 46.6% in the prior year quarter. This increase was attributable to 40 basis points of higher merchandise margin and 120 basis points of occupancy costs leverage. The increase in merchandise margin was mostly due to favorable mix change and lower markdowns compared to the prior year quarter.
• Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.36-0.40, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.38 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q4 revs of $143-148 mln vs. $144.26 mln Capital IQ Consensus; low-single digit decline to low single digit increase in comps.

=Francesca's (FRAN) reported earnings on Wed 23 March 2016 (b/o)

Francesca's beats estimates after raising guidance in January; guides Q1 EPS below consensus, revs above consensus; guides FY17 EPS just below consensus, revs in-line; announces $100 mln buyback :

• Reports Q4 (Jan) earnings of $0.35 per share, $0.01 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.34; revenues rose 25.1% year/year to $134.6 mln vs the $132.21 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Raised Q4 EPS to $0.32-0.34 from $0.31-0.33, rev to $130-133 mln from $127-130 mln and comps to high single digit growth from mid single digits on Jan 7.
• This increase was driven by an 11% increase in comparable sales (vs. high single digit guidance ests near 8.5%) as well as the opening of 83 boutiques during fiscal 2015.
  • The increase in comparable sales was driven by increases in comparable transactions and average transaction value.
  • Direct-to-consumer sales increased 38% to $6.1 million during the quarter compared to $4.4 million in the same period last year primarily due to increased conversion rate.
• Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 49.1% from 45.7% in the prior year quarter.
• Co issues guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.17-0.20 vs. $0.21 Capital IQ Consensus; sees Q1 revs of $108-112 mln vs. $108.04 mln Capital IQ Consensus; comps up mid single digits.
• Co issues guidance for FY17, sees EPS of $0.93-1.03 vs. $1.03 Capital IQ Consensus; sees FY17 revs of $474-494 mln vs. $488.54 mln Capital IQ Consensus; comps up low single digits. 
• Board of Directors has authorized an additional $100 million share repurchase program to commence immediately. This authorization has no expiration date. This authorization is in addition to the Company's previously authorized $100 million share repurchase program.

Francesca's (FRAN) reported earnings on Wed 9 Dec 2015 (before open)

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Francesca's reports Q3 in-line with upside preannouncement; guides Q4 above consensus :

• Reports Q3 (Oct) earnings of $0.16 per share, in-line with the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.16; revenues rose 19.1% year/year to $103.7 mln vs the $98.85 mln Capital IQ Consensus. 
  • On Nov 20, co raised Q3 EPS to $0.15-0.16 from $0.12-0.15, sales $103.4 mln vs. $98.9 mln consensus and comps +4%.
  • This increase was driven by the 4% increase in comparable sales as well as the opening of 81 new boutiques since the comparable prior year quarter. We opened 11 boutiques during the quarter bringing our total boutique count to 619 at the end of the third quarter. The increase in comparable sales was primarily driven by an increase in average transaction value compared to prior year. Each of our merchandise category posted double digit sales increase during the quarter, with strongest growth in apparel and accessories. DTC sales increased 12% to $3.8 million during the quarter compared to $3.4 million in the same period last year. Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 46.6% compared to 47.3% in the prior year quarter.
• Co issues upside guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.31-0.33 vs. $0.31 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q4 revs of $127-130 mln vs. $123.50 mln Capital IQ Consensus; mid single digit comps

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