Luxury fashion conglomerate Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) fell short of analysts' expectations in Q1 CY2024, with revenue down 1.8% year on year to $1.48 billion. The company's full-year revenue guidance of $6.6 billion at the midpoint also came in 2% below analysts' estimates. It made a GAAP profit of $0.60 per share, down from its profit of $0.78 per share in the same quarter last year.
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Tapestry (TPR) Q1 CY2024 Highlights:
- Revenue: $1.48 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.50 billion (1.1% miss)
- EPS: $0.60 vs analyst expectations of $0.63 (5.2% miss)
- The company dropped its revenue guidance for the full year from $6.7 billion to $6.6 billion at the midpoint, a 1.5% decrease
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 74.7%, up from 72.8% in the same quarter last year
- Free Cash Flow of $78.8 million, down 90.2% from the previous quarter
- Market Capitalization: $8.94 billion
Originally founded as Coach , Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) is an American fashion conglomerate with a portfolio of luxury brands offering high-quality accessories and fashion products.
Apparel, Accessories and Luxury GoodsWithin apparel and accessories, not only do styles change more frequently today than decades past as fads travel through social media and the internet but consumers are also shifting the way they buy their goods, favoring omnichannel and e-commerce experiences. Some apparel, accessories, and luxury goods companies have made concerted efforts to adapt while those who are slower to move may fall behind.
Sales GrowthReviewing a company's long-term performance can reveal insights into its business quality. Any business can have short-term success, but a top-tier one sustains growth for years. Tapestry's annualized revenue growth rate of 2.2% over the last five years was weak for a consumer discretionary business. Within consumer discretionary, product cycles are short and revenue can be hit-driven due to rapidly changing trends. That's why we also follow short-term performance. Tapestry's recent history shines a dimmer light on the company as its revenue was flat over the last two years.
Tapestry also reports sales performance excluding currency movements, which are outside the company’s control and not indicative of demand. Over the last two years, its constant currency sales averaged 2.6% year-on-year growth. Because this number is higher than its revenue growth during the same period, we can see that foreign exchange rates have been a headwind for Tapestry.
This quarter, Tapestry missed Wall Street's estimates and reported a rather uninspiring 1.8% year-on-year revenue decline, generating $1.48 billion of revenue. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 3.1% over the next 12 months, an acceleration from this quarter.
Cash Is KingAlthough earnings are undoubtedly valuable for assessing company performance, we believe cash is king because you can't use accounting profits to pay the bills.
Over the last two years, Tapestry has shown solid cash profitability, giving it the flexibility to reinvest or return capital to investors. The company's free cash flow margin has averaged 14.6%, above the broader consumer discretionary sector.
Tapestry's free cash flow came in at $78.8 million in Q1, equivalent to a 5.3% margin and up 10.1% year on year. Over the next year, analysts predict Tapestry's cash profitability will fall. Their consensus estimates imply its LTM free cash flow margin of 19.4% will decrease to 15%.
Key Takeaways from Tapestry's Q1 ResultsIt was great to see Tapestry's strong earnings forecast for the full year, which exceeded analysts' expectations. On the other hand, its full-year revenue guidance missed and its EPS fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a bad quarter for Tapestry. The company is down 3.9% on the results and currently trades at $37.48 per share.
