Teavana Holdings Goes Negative

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Teavana Holdings (NYS: TEA) reported earnings on Dec. 10. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Oct. 28 (Q3), Teavana Holdings beat expectations on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP earnings per share contracted to a loss.


Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 Teavana Holdings recorded revenue of $46.0 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $44.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 38% higher than the prior-year quarter's $33.4 million.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at -$0.03. The six earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.01 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.04 for Q3 versus $0.02 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 55.9%, 600 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -4.8%, 960 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -3.1%, 590 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $94.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.45.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $239.2 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.57.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 56 members out of 82 rating the stock outperform, and 26 members rating it underperform. Among 24 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 16 give Teavana Holdings a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Teavana Holdings is hold, with an average price target of $17.60.

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