==The Beauty Health Company (SKIN) reported earnings on Tue 12 March 24 (a/h)

 

The Beauty Health Company reports EPS in-line, beats on revs; guides Q1 revs below consensus; FY24 revenue guidance in-line

• Reports Q4 (Dec) loss of ($0.07) per share, in-line with the FactSet Consensus of ($0.07); revenues fell 1.3% year/year to $96.8 mln vs the $87.22 mln FactSet Consensus.
• Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees Q1 revs of $77-83 mln vs. $85.50 mln FactSet Consensus.
• Co expects FY24 revenue growth to be flat to low-single digits compared to 0.5% FactSet Consensus.

Unusual Options Activity Fri 11/3/23

The following options are exhibiting notable trading, potentially indicating changing sentiment toward the underlying stocks, and/or potentially representing positioning for increased volatility.

Bullish Call Activity:

• U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) Nov 16.5 calls (volume: 31.3K, open int: 10, implied vol: ~28%, prev day implied vol: 26%).
• CCL Dec 13 calls are seeing interest with the underlying stock up 6% (volume: 7680, open int: 260, implied vol: ~47%, prev day implied vol: 46%). 3130 contracts traded in a single transaction. Co is expected to report earnings mid-December.
• ASO Nov 48 calls are seeing interest with the underlying stock up 4% (volume: 3810, open int: 0, implied vol: ~41%, prev day implied vol: 40%). 3810 contracts traded in a single transaction. FBI released NICS data. Co is expected to report earnings early December.
  

Bearish Put Activity:

• SKIN Nov 4 puts are seeing interest with the underlying stock up 8% (volume: 7700, open int: 10, implied vol: ~117%, prev day implied vol: 97%). 7500 contracts traded in a single transaction. Co is expected to report earnings early November.
• PLUG Nov 6.5 puts are seeing interest with the underlying stock up 5% (volume: 4820, open int: 70, implied vol: ~122%, prev day implied vol: 111%). Co is confirmed to report earnings Thursday, November 9 after the close.
  

Sentiment: The CBOE Put/Call ratio is currently: 1.00, VIX: (15.18, -0.48, -3.7%).
November 17 is options expiration -- the last day to trade November equity options.