NYSE$BBWI

Bath & Body Works Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Bath & Body Works reported better-than-expected results for Q1 2024, with net sales and earnings per share exceeding guidance.

Bath & Body Works reported net sales of $1.384 billion for Q1 2024, a decrease of 0.9% compared to $1.396 billion in Q1 2023. Earnings per diluted share were $0.38, up 9% compared to $0.35 in the same period last year. The company narrowed its full-year guidance range while raising the midpoint for both the top- and bottom-lines.

  • Net sales of $1.4 billion exceeded guidance.
  • Diluted earnings per share of $0.38 exceeded guidance, up 9% on a GAAP basis and 15% on an adjusted basis compared to the prior year.
  • The change in year-over-year net sales benefited by approximately 200 basis points from the shifted fiscal calendar.
  • Full-year 2024 earnings per diluted share is now expected to be between $3.05 and $3.35.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.38B

Previous: $1.4B-0.9%
EPS

$0.38

Previous: $0.35+8.6%
Operating Income

$187M

No prior period
Net Income

$87M

No prior period
Gross Profit

$606M

No prior period
Net Income per Diluted Share

$0.38

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$46M

Previous: -$93M+50.5%
Free Cash Flow

$41M

Previous: -$12M+441.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$855M

Previous: $1.05B-18.3%
Total Assets

$5.22B

Previous: $5.36B-2.6%
R&D Expense

$0.00

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Bath & Body Works · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.38B

Q1 2024-0.9%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 11 quarters(55%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Bath & Body Works · $1.38B total across 3 segments · Q1 2026

  • Stores - U.S. and Canada
    $1.06B
  • Direct - U.S. and Canada
    $246M
  • International and Other
    $70M

Forward guidance

The company expects second quarter 2024 net sales to range between a decline of 2% to flat, compared to $1,559 million in the second quarter 2023. Second quarter earnings per diluted share is expected to be between $0.31 and $0.36, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.43 and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.40 in the second quarter 2023.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.0%

Avg return

30 days after

40%

26 / 65 earnings

Positive

+14.7%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-24.6%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026
Q4 2025+2.5%-3.6%-17.2%
Q3 2025-24.6%-19.7%-5.9%
Q2 2025-7.0%-6.3%-15.5%
Q1 2025-6.2%-10.9%-1.4%
Q4 2024-12.7%-16.6%-24.7%
Q3 2024+14.7%+18.0%+27.3%
Q3 2023+0.3%+9.7%+25.7%
Q2 2024-10.7%-11.4%-6.7%
Q1 2024-8.9%-11.5%-27.2%
Q1 2023-5.5%-0.9%+9.3%
Q4 2023-0.3%-2.0%+4.7%
Q3 2022+1.8%+11.7%+11.8%
Q2 2023-1.0%+2.6%-5.2%
Q4 2022-1.2%-0.9%+2.7%
Q2 2022-2.9%-0.0%-15.1%
Q1 2022-3.7%-4.8%-29.5%
Q4 2021+1.2%+0.2%+7.1%
Q3 2021-0.5%+2.5%-6.3%
Q2 2021-1.0%-1.9%-3.4%
Q1 2021-3.6%-3.5%+8.6%
Q4 2020-0.2%-4.8%+11.1%
Q3 2020+4.9%+8.4%-3.0%
Q2 2020-3.6%-7.5%+6.0%
Q1 2020+6.3%+14.9%-10.1%
Q4 2019-8.3%-4.5%-60.2%
Q3 2019-3.8%-4.3%+4.4%
Q2 2019+6.3%+10.9%+9.8%
Q1 2019+4.0%-0.4%+19.8%
Q4 2018-1.9%+2.0%-7.9%
Q3 2018-2.8%-7.4%-23.0%
Q2 2018+4.4%+5.8%+7.2%
Q1 2018-0.3%-1.5%-1.1%
Q4 2017-1.3%-1.8%-10.4%
Q3 2017+1.9%-1.5%+7.4%
Q2 2017+1.3%+3.3%+14.9%
Q1 2017-1.8%-3.1%+2.0%
Q4 2016+1.0%-4.2%-5.0%
Q3 2016-0.4%+3.3%-8.9%
Q2 2016-2.0%-1.2%-5.4%
Q1 2016-1.3%-2.2%-5.3%
Q4 2015+0.0%
Q3 2015+2.5%
Q2 2015+3.8%
Q1 2015-3.5%
Q4 2014+0.3%
Q3 2014-0.5%
Q2 2014-0.8%
Q1 2014+0.7%
Q4 2013+1.2%
Q3 2013-0.1%
Q2 2013+1.5%
Q1 2013+0.1%
Q4 2012+4.0%
Q3 2012-0.1%
Q2 2012+1.2%
Q1 2012-4.7%
Q4 2011+1.6%
Q3 2011+1.1%
Q2 2011-3.2%
Q1 2011-4.4%
Q4 2010+2.8%
Q3 2010-8.8%
Q2 2010-4.1%
Q1 2010-4.8%
Q4 2009+1.8%

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