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Wayfair Q2 revenue slightly beats estimates on order growth

Wayfair Q2 revenue slightly beats estimates on order growth


Overview

  • Online home goods retailer's Q2 revenue rose 7.5%, slightly beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q2 beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 beat analyst expectations, driven by higher U.S. revenue and order growth


Outlook

  • Wayfair did not provide specific guidance for the current or future quarters in its press release


Result Drivers

  • ORDER GROWTH - Co said Q2 revenue growth was fueled by a 6% increase in orders delivered and a 3.3% rise in active customers

  • BRAND PERFORMANCE - Specialty retail brands grew nearly 20% and Perigold grew over 35%, contributing to overall results, per CEO Niraj Shah

  • U.S. REVENUE STRENGTH - U.S. net revenue grew 8.7% year over year, the best post-COVID Q2 growth, according to CEO Niraj Shah


Company press release: ID:nPn3zYTqFa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

Slight Beat*

$3.5 bln

$3.47 bln (26 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.95

$0.89 (24 Analysts)

Q2 Loss Per Share

$0.01

Q2 Net Loss

$1 mln

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$242 mln

$227.93 mln (25 Analysts)

Q2 Gross Profit

$1.05 bln

Q2 Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow

$301 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 20 "strong buy" or "buy", 14 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the department stores peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Wayfair Inc is $97.00, about 8.6% above its August 3 closing price of $89.31

  • The stock recently traded at 27 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago


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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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