Online Styling Company’s Transformation Efforts Show Progress

  • Stitch Fix’s shares rallied over 20% after posting a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss and better guidance
  • CEO Matt Baer says transformation efforts are working
  • Revenue fell 16% to $323 million, with 2.633 million active clients
  • Stitch Fix guided for Q4 revenue between $312-$322 million, ahead of FactSet consensus of $307 million
  • FY revenue forecast between $1.33-$1.34 billion vs. FactSet estimates at $1.31 billion

Stitch Fix Inc.’s shares surged more than 20% after the online styling company posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss and unveiled better guidance for the current quarter. CEO Matt Baer stated that the company’s transformation efforts are starting to work, despite losing a quarter of its value this year and a market cap under $350 million. The company reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $21.3 million compared to $21.8 million in the previous year. Analysts expected a loss of 24 cents a share. Revenue dropped 16% to $323 million, with 2.633 million active clients, down 6% quarter-on-quarter and 20% year-on-year. Stitch Fix guided for Q4 revenue between $312-$322 million, ahead of FactSet consensus at $307 million. For the fiscal year, the company forecasted revenue between $1.33-$1.34 billion, compared to FactSet estimates at $1.31 billion.

Factuality Level: 8
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Public Companies: Stitch Fix Inc. (SFIX)
Key People: Matt Baer (Chief Executive)


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Financial Markets Impacted: Stock market and Stitch Fix’s financial performance
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