Nordstrom Q3 Earnings Preview: Can Momentum Continue After Strong Q2 Results?
Nordstrom Q3 Earnings Preview: Can Momentum Continue After Strong Q2 Results?
However, inventory grew 8.3%, outpacing sales growth and raising questions about stock management heading into the holiday season.Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) heads into its third-quarter earnings release Tuesday after-hours with momentum after trading near 52-week highs following a strong second quarter.
諾德斯特龍公司（紐交所：JWN）在週二盤後發佈第三季度業績，因第二季度表現強勁，交易接近52周高點，勢頭良好。
What To Know: The company reported second-quarter EPS of 96 cents, surpassing expectations by 35.21%, although sales of $3.894 billion narrowly missed estimates. Year-over-year sales growth of 3.23%, alongside a 6.2% increase in digital sales, highlighted resilience in a challenging retail environment.
了解一下：該公司第二季度每股收益爲96美分，超出預期35.21%，儘管銷售額爲38.94億美元，略低於預期。同比銷售增長爲3.23%，數字銷售增長6.2%，彰顯出在零售環境艱難的情況下的韌性。
Nordstrom Rack continued to perform well, with net sales rising 8.8% and comparable sales increasing 4.1%. Gross profit margin improved by 155 basis points to 36.6%, driven by higher full-price sales and operational leverage.
諾德斯特龍Rack的表現依然良好，淨銷售額上升8.8%，可比銷售增長4.1%。毛利潤率提高了155個點子，達到了36.6%，主要得益於全價銷售的增加和運營槓桿的提升。
However, inventory grew 8.3%, outpacing sales growth and raising questions about stock management heading into the holiday season.
然而，庫存增長了8.3%，超過銷售增長速度，這引發了關於在假期季節前庫存管理的問題。
For the third quarter, analysts will focus on Nordstrom's ability to sustain growth across both banners, particularly the Rack segment, while maintaining margin improvements. Comparable sales, which rose 1.9% in the second quarter, will be closely watched as an indicator of consumer demand.
對於第三季度，分析師將關注諾德斯特龍在兩個品牌中的增長能力，尤其是Rack部門，同時保持利潤率的改善。可比銷售在第二季度上升了1.9%，將被密切關注作爲消費需求的指標。
Updated FY guidance of $1.75–$2.05 per share suggests confidence, but the third quarter results will be critical in validating the company's trajectory toward its 2024 priorities.
更新後的財年指引爲每股1.75–2.05美元，表明信心，但第三季度的結果將對驗證公司朝向2024年優先事項的發展軌跡至關重要。
Read Also: Best Buy Says Q3 Sales 'Little Softer Than Expected' On Lower Demand For Appliances And Gaming, Trims Annual Forecast
另請閱讀：百思買表示，第三季度銷售由於家電和arvr遊戲的需求降低，'稍微低於預期'，下調年度預測。
How To Buy JWN Stock
如何買入JWN股票
By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Nordstrom – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.
到現在你可能對如何參與諾德斯特龍的市場感到好奇——無論是購買股票，還是嘗試看跌這家公司。
Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy 'fractional shares,' which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share. For example, some stock, like Berkshire Hathaway, can cost thousands of dollars to own just one share. However, if you only want to invest a fraction of that, brokerages will allow you to do so.
通常是通過券商帳戶購買股票。您可以在此處找到可能的交易平台列表。許多平台將允許您購買「碎股」，這樣就可以擁有部分股票而無需購買整個股票。例如，某些股票，如伯克希爾哈撒韋（Berkshire Hathaway），可能需要支付數千美元才能擁有一股。但是，如果您只想投資一部分股票，券商將允許您這樣做。
In the the case of Nordstrom, which is trading at $24.55 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 4.07 shares of stock.
在諾德斯特龍的情況下，截至出版時，其交易價格爲24.55美元，100美元可以買到4.07股股票。
If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to 'go short' a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.
如果您想押注股票下跌，流程就更爲複雜了。您需要訪問期權交易平台，或者找一家券商讓您通過借出股票進行「開空」操作（借股出售）。您可以在該資源中了解到賣空股票的過程。否則，如果您的券商允許您交易期權，您可以在當前股票交易價以上的執行價上購買看跌期權或者賣出看漲期權 - 無論哪種情況都可以讓您從股票價格下跌中獲利。
According to data from Benzinga Pro, JWN has a 52-week high of $24.99 and a 52-week low of $14.65.
根據Benzinga Pro的數據，JWN的52周最高價爲24.99美元，52周最低價爲14.65美元。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
