Stitch Fix reports wider than expected loss
2022.12.06 19:12
By Liz Moyer
Investing.com — Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:) reported a wider-than-expected loss and set a revenue forecast below analyst expectations.
The loss per share was 50 cents, compared with the analyst estimate calling for a loss of 46 cents. came in at $455.6 million, which was inline with the company’s guidance but compared with analysts’ consensus estimate of $464.56 million.
Stitch Fix CEO Elizabeth Spaulding said in a press release that “This quarter we made meaningful progress on our transformation journey despite a difficult macro environment.”
The online personal styling platform said it sees second-quarter 2023 revenue in a range of $410 million to $420 million which would be down about 20% and compares with the analyst consensus of $444.96 million. For the fiscal year ending July 2023, it expects net revenue to be between $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, and adjusted earnings to be between a loss of $10 million and a gain of $10 million.
Stitch Fix’s shares fell 2.5% in after-hours trading. They are down 80% so far this year.
Net revenue in the quarter was $455.6 million, a decrease of 22% from the same time last year. Active clients of 3.7 million was down 11% year over year.
