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GameStop (GME) Loss Narrows in Q1, Revenues Decline Y/Y

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GameStop Corp. (GME - Free Report) posted first-quarter fiscal 2023 results, delivering a narrower-than-expected loss per share and weaker-than-expected revenues. The bottom line fared better year-over-year, while the top line deteriorated from the year-earlier quarter’s reported figure.

Following the quarterly results, GameStop shares gained 5.6% after the trading session on Jun 7.

Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have increased 49% in the past three months compared with the industry’s 4.2% growth.

Q1 in Details

GameStop posted an adjusted loss of 14 cents per share in first-quarter fiscal 2023, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 17 cents. The company had incurred an adjusted loss per share of 52 cents in the prior-year quarter.

GME reported net sales of $1,237.1 million, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,341 million. Also, the metric declined from $1,378.4 million reported in the year-ago fiscal quarter. Management highlighted that the decline in sales from new gaming software releases and lower sales of pre-owned software and hardware, as well as collectibles, were attributed to the top-line decline.

GameStop Corp. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

GameStop Corp. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Margins

Gross profit decreased to $287.3 million from $298.5 million posted in the year-ago fiscal quarter. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses declined to $345.7 million from $452.2 million reported in the year-ago quarter. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A expenses came in at 27.9%, down from 32.8% reported in the year-ago period.

The company’s adjusted operating loss was $51.2 million in the reported quarter. It had reported an adjusted operating loss of $153.7 million in the prior-year fiscal period.

Other Financial Aspects

GameStop ended the first quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $1,057 million, long-term debt of $26.3 million and stockholders’ equity of $1,271.6 million. Inventory was $759.5 million at the end of the reported quarter compared with $917.6 million at the close of the same quarter last year. This reflects the company’s ongoing focus on maintaining a healthy inventory position.

During the first quarter, the company used cash flow from operations of $102.7 million compared with an outflow of $303.9 million during the same period last year. Free cash flow at the end of the reported quarter came in at negative $111.8 million. Capital expenditures in the quarter amounted to $9.1 million.

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