Friday, April 29, 2022
1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS)
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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is the leading provider of gourmet and floral gifts for all occasions. For nearly 40 years, 1-800-FLOWERS® has been helping deliver smiles for customers with gifts for every occasion, including fresh flowers, premium, gift-quality fruits, and other gourmet items from Harry & David®, popcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory®; cookies and baked gifts from Cheryl’s®; premium chocolates and confections from Fannie May®; gift baskets and towers from 1-800-Baskets.com®; premium English muffins and other breakfast treats from Wolferman’s; carved fresh fruit arrangements from FruitBouquets.com; and top quality steaks and chops from Stock Yards®. The Company’s BloomNet® international floral wire service provides a broad range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional florists grow their businesses profitably.
Michael Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Patrick McCann, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Fiscal Q3 miss. The company reported fiscal Q3 2022 revenue of $469.6 million, missing our estimate of $478.8 million by 1.9%. Adj. EBITDA also missed our expectation in the quarter at a seasonal loss of $12 million compared with our forecast of a loss of $8 million.
Costs challenges. Gross profit margin was down in all three business segments compared with the prior year period. The sharpest gross margin decline was in the Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment. The decline in company wide gross margins, down over 600 basis points, was due to increased labor costs, higher inbound and outbound shipping costs, and write-offs of inventories …
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