2023年2月7日

兒童廣場公司(NASDAQ: PLCE)的股價在最近的一個交易日下跌了4.09%。這就是原因。兒童廣場公司(NASDAQ: PLCE)的股價在最近的一個交易日下跌了4.09%。盡管結果仍是初步的，並受公司詳細的年終結帳過程和獨立審計的影響，但公司現在預計將報告2022年第四季度的以下結果:-淨銷售額預計約為4.54億美元至4.56億美元(分析師預估為4.678億美元)，低於公司此前預測的4.6億美元，較去年下降約5200萬美元至5400萬美元，或下降約10.2%至10.6%。-本季度的經營虧損預計在淨銷售額的(14.2%)至(15.6%)範圍內，經調整的經營虧損預計在(13.4%)至(14.8%)範圍內，剔除約360萬美元的調整後，主要與門店級別的資產減值和關閉某些零售地點的車隊優化成本有關，而此前的調整後經營收入指導在淨銷售額的2.5%至3.3%範圍內。- 2022年第四季度每股虧損預計在(4.24美元)至(4.63美元)之間，扣除約360萬美元的調整後，每股調整虧損預計在(4.02美元)至(4.41美元)之間，而公司此前的調整後攤薄每股收益指引預計為0.50美元至0.75美元- 0.55美元。-目前預計第四季度庫存同比增長5.5%至6.5%，而截至2022年第三季度，庫存同比增長24%。結轉庫存水平預計將大大低於我們最初的預期。關鍵語錄:“我們現在預計第四季度淨虧損在5200萬美元到5700萬美元之間。 This net loss was primarily due to a deterioration in gross margin for reasons not expected when we provided prior guidance, particularly a macro-economic environment in the fourth quarter that proved to be far more challenging for our core customers than we originally anticipated. As a result of this challenging environment and significantly higher input costs, including decade-high cotton costs and other supply chain costs, the Company made several forward-looking strategic decisions regarding the level and composition of its inventory, which negatively impacted short-term margins but significantly reduced higher cost, end-of-season merchandise, putting us in a much healthier inventory position as we enter 2023.” “Our 2022 operating results were negatively impacted by approximately $125 million versus 2021 due to three input costs: first, an approximate $65 million incremental impact to our 2022 operating results due to the spike in cotton prices, our largest product input cost; second, an approximate $30 million incremental impact to our 2022 operating results due to having to utilize airfreight amidst the worldwide supply chain delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and third, an approximate $30 million incremental impact to our 2022 operating results from the spike in container costs, also due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter 2023, cotton prices are down approximately 40% from their 2022 highs and are expected to continue to decline in 2023, container costs are now approaching pre-pandemic rates, and we have effectively eliminated the use of air freight in 2023 as the worldwide supply chain moves back in line with historical norms. While we still need to work through inventory in the front half of 2023 that has these higher input costs embedded in it, beginning in the back half of 2023, the combined impact of these three input cost reductions is expected to result in an annualized benefit to our operating results of more than $100 million.” “The significant reduction of input costs and the strong focus on expense and inventory management led by our new CFO, Sheamus Toal, position us well to deliver for investors in 2023. Combined with our industry-leading digital penetration as a result of our successful digital transformation that began several years ago and was completed during the pandemic, our strong stable of brands, the success of our fleet optimization strategy and our rapidly growing Amazon business, we expect to return to double digit operating margins for the back half of 2023 and beyond.” — Jane Elfers, President and Chief Executive Officer Trending on Pulse 2.0