Research – 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) – Management raises guidance

Friday, February 1, 2019

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc  (FLWS)

Coming up roses.

1-800 Flowers.com Inc
is a United-States-based provider of gourmet food & gift baskets, consumer
floral, and BloomNet wire service. Gourmet food & gift baskets and consumer
floral jointly account for the majority of the company’s total revenue. The
company provides a broad range of merchandise, including fresh flowers,
premium, fruits, popcorn, specialty treats, cookies and baked gifts, premium
chocolates, confectionery, gift baskets, premium English muffins, steaks and
chops, and others
.

Michael Kupinski, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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  • Over delivers quarter. The fiscal second quarter revenues of $571.3 million beat our $552 million estimate and adjusted EBITDA was higher expected ($103.1 million versus our $96.1 million estimate). The standout, for a second straight quarter, was BloomNet, its wire service business, which increased revenues 15% and a strong 7.3% increase in adj. EBITDA.  
  • Raised full year guidance. Management raised its fiscal year end 2019 full year guidance from a range of $1209.5 million to $1232.6 million in revenues to $1232.6 million to $1244.1 million in revenues. And, it raised adjusted EBITDA guidance from a range of $77 million to $80 million to a range of $80.0 million to $82.0 million, with E…


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