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Macy’s delays earnings report after discovering lone-wolf employee hid over $100 million in delivery expenses

Macy’s delayed formally reporting its full third-quarter results, saying it had discovered that “a single employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide” over $100 million in delivery expenses over a three-year period.

This issue was discovered during its preparation of this quarterly report, according to management, and the individual in question is no longer employed by the company.

In some respects, the numbers are small, amounting to only about 3% of the company’s delivery expenses during this period. On the other hand, the $132 to $154 million in cumulative hidden expenses is within the range of the total amount of profit the company generated in the second quarter.

Macy’s did provide some hard numbers on its operating performance for the third quarter. Same-store sales were down 1.3% year on year, a little better than analysts expected, while net sales of $4.742 billion were a touch underwhelming.

Revenue growth at Bloomingdale’s, Bluemercury, and the so-called “First 50” — flagship locations where Macy’s is testing out new sales tactics — did better than other locations.

Management plans to deliver its full quarterly results and host a conference call on the figures by December 11.

The stock, which surged 8.2% on Friday, was down modestly ahead of the open.

Macy’s Delays Earnings Report Pending Employee Investigation

Macy’s Delays Earnings Report Pending Employee Investigation

This issue was discovered during its preparation of this quarterly report, according to management, and the individual in question is no longer employed by the company.

In some respects, the numbers are small, amounting to only about 3% of the company’s delivery expenses during this period. On the other hand, the $132 to $154 million in cumulative hidden expenses is within the range of the total amount of profit the company generated in the second quarter.

Macy’s did provide some hard numbers on its operating performance for the third quarter. Same-store sales were down 1.3% year on year, a little better than analysts expected, while net sales of $4.742 billion were a touch underwhelming.

Revenue growth at Bloomingdale’s, Bluemercury, and the so-called “First 50” — flagship locations where Macy’s is testing out new sales tactics — did better than other locations.

Management plans to deliver its full quarterly results and host a conference call on the figures by December 11.

The stock, which surged 8.2% on Friday, was down modestly ahead of the open.

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ChargePoint Q1 revenue tops estimates, but cash pile dwindles

ChargePoint, an electric vehicle infrastructure company, topped analysts’ expectations for first-quarter revenue, but its cash pile dropped by about one-third.

Here are the numbers: 

  • Q1 revenue of $101.8 million (compared to analyst estimates of $95.6 million).

  • A Q1 loss per share of $1.75, compared with a $2.49 loss a year earlier.

After-hours, shares whipsawed as traders digested a slightly more complicated story, with ChargePoint continuing to burn through cash quickly. ChargePoint’s cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet totaled $95.8 million, while only a quarter ago it had held $141.5 million in cash. That’s a drop of 32%.

The industry overall is at a crossroads. With federal subsidy rollbacks, electric vehicle sales continue to continue to look relatively bleak in the United States. But with gas prices elevated because of the Iran war, Americans are looking more closely at EVs again and turning to more fuel-efficient options.

Results for other companies in the space, like Blink Charging Co., have been mixed: this earnings season it beat earnings-per-share estimates for Q1 but missed Wall Street revenue expectations. Meanwhile, another charging network, EVGo, beat on revenue and EPS, but investors’ reaction was mixed given the headwinds in the sector. 

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Five Below sinks despite Q1 earnings beat and optimistic Q2 outlook

Discount retailer Five Below delivered impressive Q1 earnings, beating out analyst estimates on Wednesday after the bell. But instead of getting a pat on the back, investors responded by sending the stock down as much as 9% in after-hours trading.

Here are the numbers:

  • Q1 sales of $1.28 billion (compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion, per FactSet).

  • Q1 adjusted earnings per share of $2.22 (estimate: $1.77).

The company raised its guidance for the full fiscal year and now projects full-year net sales between $5.40 billion and $5.48 billion (up from the $5.20 billion to $5.30 billion estimated last quarter), beating out analysts’ full-year estimates of $5.36 billion.

Similarly, the company expects Q2 revenue to fall between $1.18 billion and $1.20 billion, above Wall Street expectations of $1.14 billion.

The stock has risen over 80% in the past 12 months as consumers across income brackets search for affordable goods. The retailer has maintained its aggressive expansion campaign, opening 150 net new stores in fiscal year 2025. On Wednesday, Five Below said it still plans to open 150 further locations in fiscal year 2026.

Recently, the company has not only courted customers looking for cheaper everyday items, but also dopamine hits like its “squishy dumplings,” a Wall Street winner, according to analyst Spencer Hanus at Wolfe Research.

“Our continued focus on compelling newness at amazing value and great store execution are at the heart of our operating flywheel,” said Winnie Park, CEO of Five Below. “We successfully amplified social media trends and drove outsized traffic through coordinated merchandising and marketing efforts.”

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CrowdStrike sinks despite beating revenue and earnings for Q1, boosting guidance

CrowdStrike edged past analysts’ estimates for revenue and earnings in its fiscal first quarter.

For FY 2027 Q1, the cybersecurity platform posted:

  • Revenues of $1.39 billion (estimate: $1.36 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $1.10 (estimate: $1.07).

  • Annual recurring revenue of $5.51 billion, beating analyst estimates of $5.50 billion.

  • Subscription revenue of $1.32 billion, up 26% year on year.

The company also boosted its annual guidance for revenue and adjusted EPS, and it announced a 4-for-1 stock split.

Still, shares, which had surged some 60% over the past month, fell 8.2% after-hours.

Since Anthropic’s announcement of its forthcoming Mythos model, the cybersecurity industry has been bracing for an explosion in vulnerabilities that may be discovered using such advanced AI models.

In a press release, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said:

“In Q1, the worlds of cybersecurity and frontier AI collided: this was the Mythos moment. CrowdStrike is AI security infrastructure, critical to successful AI adoption.”

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