Walmart faces its first profit miss in three years, impacting shares despite higher sales. Rising insurance claims and legal charges are dragging down earnings. Meanwhile, Coty struggles with steep predicted sales declines as retailers clear inventory, causing a significant market value drop. The company considers selling off its high-end brands amid a challenging economic landscape. Cracker Barrel's controversial logo change sparks a backlash, further deepening its stock decline. The retail landscape is shifting as consumer behavior and economic conditions evolve.
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Walmart's Profit Miss Masks Sales Strength
Walmart posted a rare profit miss despite higher sales, signaling profit pressures beyond topline strength.
Rising insurance claims and legal and restructuring costs notably dragged down earnings and may moderate later in the year.
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Analyst Appetite Remains For Walmart
Analysts still show strong buy-side support for Walmart despite the miss, with 43 buys, one hold and one sell.
The market reaction was sharp but not yet a wholesale analyst downgrade signal for the stock.
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Coty's Turnaround Faces Fresh Setbacks
Coty plunged after forecasting continued steep sales declines and reporting an unexpected adjusted loss.
The slump caps a rocky five-year turnaround and sparks reports the firm may sell major brands.
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- Walmart (WMT) shares fell after profit missed expectations for the first time in three years, overshadowing higher sales. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 68 cents for the second quarter, six cents lower than what Wall Street expected. The world’s largest retailer cited a rise in insurance claims, legal charges and restructuring costs as factors weighing down its profit. Claims, which include general liability and workers’ compensation expenses, particularly dragged down earnings as the costs of settling or going to court have risen. The number of incidents has declined, and these charges are expected to moderate as the year progresses.
- Coty (COTY) slumped after forecasting steep sales declines will continue as retailers clear out existing inventory and consumer demand remains tepid in the face of an uncertain economic outlook. Shares sank the most since 2020, wiping off as much as $968 million in market value. The struggles come at the end of a five-year turnaround initiative aimed at reinvigorating growth and amid reports that the company is contemplating selling off its high-end brands to peer Interparfums Inc. The lower-end brands, which include Covergirl and Rimmel cosmetics alongside fragrances for Adidas and Nautica, could also be sold in a separate transaction, Women’s Wear Daily said in June.
- A slide in shares of Cracker Barrel (CBRL) deepened on Thursday as a conservative backlash to the restaurant chain’s logo change intensified across social media. Shares of the Southern-inspired casual dining operator, known for its homestyle cooking, fell as as much as 15% as negative posts, including one from Donald Trump Jr. after the market close the prior session, flooded X. The notable drop follows Cracker Barrel’s announcement Tuesday that it would be removing the image of an old man leaning against a barrel from its logo, leaving just the words Cracker Barrel.
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