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Key Highlights:
Positive comparable sales growth: Driven by strong traffic and digital performance, Target reported a 0.3% increase in comparable sales for Q3 2024.
Strong Guest Traffic: Guest traffic grew 2.4% compared to the previous year.
Digital Channel Success: Digital comparable sales surged by 10.8%, driven by significant growth in same-day delivery (nearly 20%) and Drive Up services (double-digit growth).
Category Performance: Beauty saw a remarkable sales growth of over 6%, while Food & Beverage and Essentials categories experienced low single-digit growth.
Gross Margin: Third quarter gross margin rate dipped slightly by 0.2 percentage points year-over-year, attributed to higher digital fulfillment and supply chain costs. However, year-to-date gross margin rate has expanded by a full percentage point.
Earnings Per Share: GAAP and Adjusted EPS for Q3 2024 was $1.85, representing an 11.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Positive Outlook: Despite challenges, Target remains optimistic about its long-term financial goals and expects flat comparable sales and GAAP and Adjusted EPS of $1.85 to $2.45 for the fourth quarter. The full-year expected GAAP and Adjusted EPS range is projected to be $8.30 to $8.90.
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Solid Execution: Deere achieved strong results across the business cycle by adjusting operations to align with the current environment.
Earnings Decline: Net income for 4Q 2024 was $1.245 billion, down 47% from $2.369 billion in 4Q 2023. Full-year net income was $7.100 billion,...
Published 11/23/24
Key Highlights:
Revenue Growth: Total net revenue increased to $3.283 billion, up from $2.978 billion in the same period of the prior year. This was primarily driven by growth in service revenue, particularly from QuickBooks Online Accounting and Online Services.
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Published 11/23/24