Key Takeaways
- GameStop unexpectedly announced its first-quarter fiscal 2024 report before the bell Friday, with results falling short of analysts' expectations.
- The surprise report came hours before meme-stock influencer Keith Gill's first livestream in three years.
- GameStop also announced it was going to issue up to 75 million shares in addition to its recent sale of 45 million shares, which brought in more than $900 million.
- GameStop's recent stock volatility continued Friday when shares fell more than 39%.
GameStop (GME) unexpectedly announced its first-quarter fiscal 2024 report before the bell Friday, with results falling short of analysts' expectations, contributing to the stock's recent volatility.
The company reported quarterly net sales of $882 million, down from $1.24 billion in the year-ago period and below analysts' expectations of $900 million, according to consensus estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
Net losses came in at $32.3 million or 11 cents per share, narrowing from last year's $50.5 million or 17 cents per share, but slightly wider than analysts' projections.
Q1 FY24 | Analysts' Estimates for Q1 FY24 | Q1 FY23 | |
Revenue | $882 million | $900 million | $1.24 billion |
Diluted (Loss) Per Share | (11 cents) | (10 cents) | (17 cents) |
Net (Loss) | ($32.3 million) | ($30.6 million) | ($50.5 million) |
GameStop Issuing More Shares
GameStop said in a 澳洲幸运5官🅘方开奖结果体彩网:Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing it would sell up to 75 million additional shares on top of the 45 million shares it recently sold for more than $900 million.
The company had previously said that it would report first-quarter results after market close June 11. GameStop said it would not hold an earnings call af𝄹ter disclosing results Friday.
The unexpected earnings came hours before 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:meme-stock influencer 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Keith Gill's first 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:livestream in three years. Gill, known as “Roaring Kitty” on YouTube and "DeepF---ingValue" on Reddit, was one of the key players in the 2020 and 2021 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:meme-stock craze.
Gill recently began posting again after a roughly three-year hiatus, sending GameStop shares surging and contributing to the stock's volatility. During Friday's livestream, he showed hundreds of thousands of viewers his portfolio, which consisted of a GameStop position first revealed on Reddit on Sunday. The position at the time had unrealized gains of more than $140 million.
GameStop shares closed 39.4% lower on Friday after soaring 47.5% on Thursday.
UPDATE—This story has been updated with details about Keith Gill's livestream and to reflect Friday's closing price.
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