Investing.com - Bath Body Works reported on Wednesday second quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.
Bath Body Works announced earnings per share of $1.34 on revenue of $3.32B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.03 on revenue of $3.39B.
Bath Body Works shares are up 59.94% from the beginning of the year, still down 10.25% from its 52 week high of $66.27 set on August 2. They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 17.18% from the start of the year.
Bath Body Works shares gained 5.26% in after-hours trade following the report.
Bath Body Works follows other major Consumer Discretionary sector earnings this month
Bath Body Works's report follows an earnings beat by Home Depot on Tuesday, who reported EPS of $4.53 on revenue of $41.12B, compared to forecasts EPS of $4.42 on revenue of $40.48B.
Volkswagen 10 Pref ADR had beat expectations on July 29 with second quarter EPS of $1.15 on revenue of $79.97B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.8829 on revenue of $72.85B.
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