Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported $1.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended April 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.5%. EPS of $1.59 for the same period compares to $2.14 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.82% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.35, the EPS surprise was +17.78%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Abercrombie performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Number of stores - Total (EOP): 790 versus 797 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Comparable store sales - Hollister - YoY change: 23% compared to the 8.8% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Comparable store sales - Abercrombie - YoY change: -10% compared to the -6.4% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Comparable store sales - Total - YoY change: 4% compared to the 1.3% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Net sales- Hollister: $549.36 million versus $498.67 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +22.3% change.
- Net sales- Abercrombie: $547.95 million versus $575.23 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.1% change.
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Shares of Abercrombie have returned +11.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +7.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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