NYSE$BBY
Best Buy Co Inc · Q1 2022 earnings
Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Best Buy reported better-than-expected first quarter results, with enterprise comparable sales increasing by 37.2% and GAAP diluted EPS increasing by 280% to $2.32. The company raised its full-year enterprise comparable sales growth outlook to a range of 3% to 6%.
Best Buy's Q1 FY22 results exceeded expectations, driven by extraordinarily high customer demand for technology products and services. The company's enterprise comparable sales increased by 37.2%, and GAAP diluted EPS increased by 280% to $2.32. Due to the strong start to the year, Best Buy raised its full-year enterprise comparable sales growth outlook to a range of 3% to 6%.
- Enterprise comparable sales increased 37.2%.
- GAAP diluted EPS increased 280% to $2.32.
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 233% to $2.23.
- Full-year enterprise comparable sales growth outlook raised to a range of 3% to 6%.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Best Buy · Revenue · Quarterly
$11.6B
Revenue by segment
Best Buy · $11.6B total across 2 segments · Q1 2022
- Domestic segment$10.8B+37.0%93.2%
- International segment$796M+23.0%6.8%
Forward guidance
Best Buy expects enterprise comparable sales growth of approximately 17% and a non-GAAP gross profit rate approximately flat to the Q2 FY21 rate of 22.9%. Enterprise non-GAAP SG&A growth is expected to be approximately 20%. For the full year, Best Buy anticipates enterprise comparable sales growth of 3% to 6%.
Tailwinds
- Enterprise comparable sales growth of approximately 17% in Q2 FY22.
- Enterprise non-GAAP gross profit rate approximately flat to the Q2 FY21 rate of 22.9%.
- Enterprise non-GAAP SG&A growth of approximately 20%.
- Enterprise comparable sales growth of 3% to 6% for FY22.
- Enterprise non-GAAP gross profit rate approximately flat to the FY21 rate of 22.4%.
Headwinds
- Shopping behavior is expected to evolve as customers spend more time on activities like eating out and traveling.
- The impact of evolving shopping behavior on Best Buy's business is uncertain.
- Difficult to predict the impact of lapping particularly strong sales in the back half of last year.
- Original FY22 back-half sales assumptions remain unchanged.
- Uncertainty and inherent difficulty predicting the occurrence and financial impact of non-GAAP adjustments.
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 2022
+0.8%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.9%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.1%
Avg return
30 days after
51%
36 / 71 earnings
Positive
+20.4%
Q2 2016
Best reaction
-16.8%
Q3 2012
Worst reaction
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| Q1 2027 | — | — | — | |
| Q4 2026 | +13.3% | +8.3% | +4.7% | |
| Q3 2026 | +4.4% | +4.8% | -7.8% | |
| Q2 2026 | -3.8% | -1.3% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2026 | -7.1% | -2.3% | -4.6% | |
| Q4 2025 | -13.3% | -8.5% | -28.3% | |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2% | -3.3% | -3.9% | |
| Q2 2025 | +14.4% | +15.0% | +16.5% | |
| Q1 2025 | +18.0% | +22.2% | +17.2% | |
| Q4 2024 | -2.2% | -4.7% | +2.9% | |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1% | +2.1% | +11.3% | |
| Q2 2024 | +2.5% | +1.6% | -7.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +7.5% | +6.1% | +14.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | +0.9% | -0.3% | -5.2% | |
| Q3 2023 | +16.3% | +14.7% | +13.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | -4.1% | -3.5% | -11.7% | |
| Q1 2023 | +10.3% | +15.7% | -1.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | +5.2% | +0.3% | -10.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | +8.7% | +4.8% | -5.3% | |
| Q1 2022 | -0.6% | -1.8% | -3.3% | |
| Q4 2021 | -11.6% | -9.6% | +5.1% | |
| Q3 2021 | -6.7% | -7.7% | -16.0% | |
| Q2 2021 | -4.3% | -5.2% | -10.7% | |
| Q1 2021 | -5.7% | -2.5% | -0.4% | |
| Q4 2020 | -7.9% | -6.9% | -24.0% | |
| Q3 2020 | +8.7% | +8.6% | +18.3% | |
| Q2 2020 | -7.8% | -8.4% | -1.1% | |
| Q1 2020 | -4.7% | -5.5% | -2.4% | |
| Q4 2019 | +14.1% | +11.2% | +17.8% | |
| Q3 2019 | -0.2% | +0.6% | -19.0% | |
| Q2 2019 | -4.9% | -2.6% | -4.2% | |
| Q1 2019 | -9.9% | -10.2% | +0.4% | |
| Q4 2018 | +0.8% | +6.0% | -3.4% | |
| Q3 2018 | -2.6% | -2.2% | +14.0% | |
| Q2 2018 | -13.3% | -12.8% | -9.0% | |
| Q1 2018 | +17.0% | +17.6% | +9.4% | |
| Q4 2017 | +1.6% | -0.5% | +11.4% | |
| Q3 2017 | +10.7% | +15.2% | +16.2% | |
| Q2 2017 | +20.4% | +20.4% | +17.3% | |
| Q1 2017 | -2.8% | -2.9% | -7.8% | |
| Q4 2016 | +3.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2016 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | +20.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +3.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +7.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +6.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -3.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -11.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +9.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -4.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +8.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -15.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -11.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -16.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -3.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +5.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +0.9% | — | — |
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