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  • Legacy Acquisition (LGCY) Pops After Strong Earnings Beat – But What Comes Next?

    Legacy Acquisition (LGCY) Pops After Strong Earnings Beat – But What Comes Next?

    Legacy Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: LGCY) just delivered a performance that has Wall Street buzzing. The stock closed Thursday’s session at $9.08, up an impressive 16.71%, and then pushed even higher in after-hours trading, surging 21.98% to $9.49 by 8:30 PM. That kind of price action doesn’t go unnoticed, especially for a company that’s been quietly rebuilding its momentum.

    The day started strong, with the stock opening at $8.80 and trading between $8.50 and $9.15 before closing near the day’s high. Trading volume hit 226,460 shares, reflecting renewed interest from investors. LGCY now boasts a market cap of $112.42 million, with 12.38 million shares outstanding. The fundamentals look sturdy for a small-cap play: a P/E ratio of 18.16, cash flow per share of $0.50, and a notably high book value of $68.39 per share.

    What Sparked the Rally?

    The catalyst was clear—Legacy Education’s latest earnings report came in hot. The company reported earnings of $0.21 per share, smashing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.16. That’s a 31.25% earnings surprise, and the third time in four quarters that Legacy has beaten consensus expectations. Last year, the company posted $0.19 per share in the same quarter, so there’s real year-over-year growth at play here.

    Revenue also impressed, coming in at $18.58 million, which beat expectations by 8.26% and marked a solid increase from $12.33 million a year ago. It’s the third time in the last four quarters the company has topped revenue estimates—another strong signal that Legacy is heading in the right direction operationally.

    A Mixed Year with a Brighter Outlook?

    Despite this positive earnings momentum, LGCY shares are still down about 10.8% year-to-date, trailing the S&P 500’s modest 0.2% gain. That underperformance has left some investors cautious, but for those looking ahead, Legacy might be setting the stage for a turnaround story.

    So, what’s next?

    Analysts are currently forecasting $0.16 EPS on $17.39 million in revenue for the upcoming quarter, and $0.58 EPS on $62.19 million for the full fiscal year. If the company continues outperforming those targets, the stock may have more room to run.

    Right now, Legacy holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), meaning it’s expected to perform in line with the broader market. But as earnings revisions start coming in post-report, that rating could shift. Historically, upward revisions tend to precede strong stock performance, so it’s worth keeping an eye on analyst moves in the coming weeks.

    Industry Backdrop Adds a Tailwind

    Legacy belongs to the Zacks Schools industry, which currently ranks in the top 18% of all Zacks-ranked industries. That’s a meaningful edge—Zacks research shows that the top half of ranked industries outperforms the bottom half by more than 2-to-1. With educational services continuing to evolve in the digital age, Legacy’s positioning could become even more relevant over time.

    Bottom Line:

    Legacy Acquisition (LGCY) is catching a second wind. With a solid earnings beat, growing revenue, and improving fundamentals, the stock’s recent rally could be more than just a short-term bounce. While risks remain, especially after a rough start to the year, the company’s consistent performance and positive momentum suggest this could be a name to watch as the education sector continues to transform.

  • Walmart’s Robust Forecast Fuels Record Stock Surge

    Walmart’s Robust Forecast Fuels Record Stock Surge

    Walmart (WMT.N) raised its full-year outlook and delivered quarterly results that surpassed expectations on Thursday. The company is betting that easing inflation will boost sales of groceries and non-essential items like clothing and electronics, propelling its shares to a record high with the largest single-day gain in four years.

    While several U.S. retailers have recently expressed concerns about declining consumer spending, Walmart remains optimistic. The largest U.S. retailer projected a positive outlook on Thursday, sending its shares up 7% to a record high of $64.22 before closing it at $64.01 up 6.99%. This rally marked Walmart’s most significant one-day stock gain since March 2020 and contributed to lifting the Dow industrials (DJI) past the 40,000 mark for the first time.

    In April, U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected, although domestic demand has shown signs of cooling due to higher costs for rents, gas, and car insurance. The consumer price index increased by 3.4% over the 12 months through April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, significantly lower than the 9.1% peak in June 2022.

    Walmart’s online sales in the United States surged by 22%, surpassing the 17% growth observed during the typically strong holiday season. This growth was driven by Walmart’s pickup and delivery services and increased sales of items such as apparel for men, women, and children through its third-party marketplace, which now offers over 420 million discretionary products. Walmart attributed much of this online growth to households earning more than $100,000 annually.

    Despite higher prices, Americans have generally managed to cope, although prolonged inflation has raised concerns that lower-income consumers might struggle more and potentially slow down a recovery in spending. Walmart executives noted that while lower-income consumers maintained their spending habits, they tended to opt for less expensive items. They also highlighted that the price gap between eating at home and dining out had widened, boosting Walmart’s grocery business, which accounts for about 60% of total revenues.

    In April, a 45% increase in the number of discounted food and consumable items, known as rollbacks, resonated strongly with shoppers. Walmart reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share, easily beating the 52-cent average forecast, with total revenue of $161.51 billion exceeding estimates.

    For its fiscal year ending January 2025, Walmart expects sales to rise at the high end or slightly above its previous forecast of 3% to 4% growth, with adjusted profit per share also at the high end or slightly above the prior estimate of $2.23 to $2.37.

  • Alibaba Group’s Rollercoaster Ride: Unpacking Recent Fluctuations in NYSE:BABA Stock

    Alibaba Group’s Rollercoaster Ride: Unpacking Recent Fluctuations in NYSE:BABA Stock

    Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) recently delivered a robust performance, ending at $84.60 with an impressive 5.70% rise. However, today’s premarket scenario painted a contrasting picture, as the stock value slipped to $80.86, marking a 4.42% decline. These swings underline the unpredictable nature of Alibaba’s shares, drawing keen interest from investors who are closely monitoring these changes amid broader market conditions and the company’s strategic initiatives.

    Recent News

    On May 14, China’s Alibaba Group Holding surpassed analysts’ fourth-quarter revenue forecasts. The company’s shift towards more affordable goods—a response to consumers’ cautious spending habits—proved to be a key factor driving its domestic e-commerce sales during the quarter. Despite the revenue upswing, its U.S.-listed shares took a downturn as profits plummeted by approximately 86% in the fourth quarter.

    Consumers in China have been cautious with their expenditures post-pandemic due to the economic slowdown and the ongoing slump in the property market. Market experts had high expectations from Alibaba’s international digital commerce branch, particularly because of its efforts to expand globally and the rising demand for cost-effective Chinese goods worldwide. Analysts had projected a 39% increase in revenue for this segment.

    For the quarter ending March 31, Alibaba reported revenues of 221.87 billion yuan ($30.66 billion), exceeding the consensus estimate of 219.66 billion yuan. However, net income for the quarter was reported at 3.27 billion yuan ($451.94 million), down from 23.52 billion yuan the previous year.

  • FTI Consulting (FCN) Surged After Declaring Financials

    FTI Consulting (FCN) Surged After Declaring Financials

    FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) ascended by an impressive 17.64% to conclude the trading session on Thursday at a valuation of $216.38 per share. The remarkable surge in FTI Consulting’s stock price followed the release of its quarterly financial results for the third quarter ending on September 30, 2023.

    FTI Consulting displayed a substantial uptick, witnessing a revenue growth of 15.1%, equating to an increase of $117.4 million, ultimately reaching $893.3 million in total revenue. Excluding the estimated favorable effects stemming from foreign currency translation (“FX”), this surge accounted for $105.4 million, or a 13.6% rise when compared to the corresponding quarter in the prior year.

    The surge in revenue can be primarily attributed to heightened demand across the Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications, and Technology segments.

    The company’s net income for the year was $83.3 million, up from $77.3 million the previous year. This increase in net income was primarily caused by higher revenues, which included a 7.8% increase in billable headcount, higher selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, a higher effective tax rate, and a decrease in FX remeasurement gains. However, the increase in direct compensation partially offset this increase in net income.

    With an adjusted EBITDA of $118.7 million, FTI Consulting represented 13.3% of its total sales. The adjusted EBITDA was $99.0 million, or 12.8% of the total revenues of the firm, compared to the prior year. Earnings Per Share (EPS) increased even more to $2.34, a notable rise over the prior year. As of September 30, 2023, FTI Consulting had $201.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, which is almost equal to the $203.5 million reported at the conclusion of the preceding quarter.

    FTI Consulting celebrated a record-breaking performance in terms of revenues and earnings, a testament to their steadfast dedication over multiple years in attracting and nurturing top-tier professionals.

  • Alcoa Corp (AA) Stock Beats Analyst Estimates: Here’s What Happened

    Alcoa Corp (AA) Stock Beats Analyst Estimates: Here’s What Happened

    Alcoa Corp (AA) traded at 33.9 USD in the premarket at the last check. The trading price is a 323% increase from one day before. However, things were different in the regular market. In the regular market, AA stock closed at 32.84 USD. This was a 1.65% shortfall than April 14, 2021’s closing. The price of AA stock increased in the premarket after the release of the company’s financial report. According to the report, AA surpassed the expectations of analysts in terms of revenue and earnings.

    About Alcoa Corp

    AA is an America-based Aluminium company, with its headquarters in Pittsburgh. It is the eighth largest global producer of aluminium and functions in 10 countries. AA’s products include fabricated aluminium, primary aluminium, and alumina combined. Furthermore, AA is actively participating in all the aspects of the aluminium industry including technology, recycling, fabricating, mining, smelting, and refining. AA was founded in 1888 and has Michael Morris as its current chairman, and Roy Harvey as the CEO.

    What Happened with AA’s Quarterly Revenue?

    As reported on April 16, 2021, AA announced its first-quarter earnings. The revenue beat the expectations of the financial analysts, as the economies reopened, and aluminium’s demand went up the graph. AA reported their total quarterly revenue amounting to $521 million against the expected $450.8 million. This figure is recorded as the highest since 2018 for AA.

    How did AA Earnings per Share Get Effected?

    Since the quarterly revenue of AA stock exceeded the forecasted amount, naturally earnings per share also took a similar direction. Analysts estimated that the earnings per share of AA, on average, will be $0.48. But with rising aluminium demand, the quarterly report observed AA’s earnings per share to be $0.79.

    AA’s Earning in the Quarterly Report

    As far as the earnings of AA is concerned, it declared a total of $2.87 billion. In comparison to last year’s first-quarter report, this year AA stock has increased its earnings by 7.86%. In 2020, AA had earned $2.38 billion in the first quarter.

    Further News

    President, Joe Biden, proposed that Congress should pass a 2 trillion USD bill. This infrastructure fund can be used to reconstruct America’s electric grid, roads and bridges, water supply systems, and even telecommunications systems. This proposal may be a good enough reason for AA stock to experience a positive increase in stock price. If the bill is passed, the industry can expect enhanced demand of products. Resultantly, AA’s stock can end up with a lot more growth.

  • That’s the key reason why Veru Inc. (VERU) shares surged in the after-market trading’s

    That’s the key reason why Veru Inc. (VERU) shares surged in the after-market trading’s

    Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU), shares saw a hike of 15.42% to $4.49 in the after-hours trading as a consequence of a biopharmaceutical oncology corporation focused on the production of new cancer treatment drugs, the announcement of its quarterly and fiscal results with record net sales and gross profit for its fourth quarter and full-year ended September 30, 2020, for fiscal 2020.

    In the quarter, from $8.7 million, net sales jumped 35% to $11.7 million. FC2 prescription net sales rose 87 percent from $4.7 million to $8.7 million quarter over quarter.

    Year over Year, Gross profit grew 64% from $5.8 million to $9.6 million. Net sales Gross margin jumped from 67% to 81% of net sales.

    The net loss was $11.3 million, with a non-cash impairment fee of $14.1 million relating to intangible assets. Net revenue was $2.8 million with an operating deficit of $1.5 million, minus the non-cash impairment fee.

    The net loss before the fee for non-cash impairment was $11.8 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to $3.1 million, or $0.05 per share.

    For the whole year, From $31.8 million, net sales rose 34 percent to $42.6 million in the year before. Sales of prescription FC2 rose 93% from $14.1 million to $27.1 million.

    The company’s Net profits rose 34% in the full year 2020 to $42.6 million from $31.8 million in 2019. Sales of prescription FC2 rose 93 percent from $14.1 million to $27.1 million.

    The firm’s Gross profit improved 42 percent from $21.7 million to $30.8 million. Meanwhile, the operating margin rose from 68% of net revenue last year to 72% of net revenue this year.

  • Canaan Inc. (CAN) earnings results highlighted big losses amid covid-19 pandemic

    Canaan Inc. (CAN) earnings results highlighted big losses amid covid-19 pandemic

    A leading supplier of high-performance computing technologies, Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) officially revealed its unaudited financial results for the three months ended 30 September 2020.

    In the third quarter of 2020, the overall processing capacity sold was 2.9 million Thash/s, reflecting a decline of 20.7 percent year-over-year from 3.7 million Thash/s in the same period in 2019 and a 13.4 percent rise quarter-over-quarter from 2.6 million Thash/s in the second quarter of 2020.

    Total net sales was RMB163.0 million (US$24.0 million) in the third quarter of 2020, reflecting a decline of 75.7 percent year-over-year from RMB670.6 million in the same timeframe in 2019 and a drop of 8.5 percent quarter-over-quarter from RMB178.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.

    Compared to a gross profit of RMB146.2 million in the same period in 2019 and a gross profit of RMB43.3 million in the second quarter of 2020, the gross loss in the third quarter of 2020 was RMB17.0 million (US$2.5 million).

    Compared to net sales of RMB94.6 million in the same period in 2019 and net losses of RMB16.8 million in the second quarter of 2020, the net loss in the third quarter of 2020 amounted to RMB86.4 million (US$12.7 million).

    In the third quarter of 2020, adjusted net loss for non-GAAP amounted to RMB84.8 million (US$12.5 million) relative to adjusted net loss for non-GAAP of RMB96.2 million in the same period of 2019 and adjusted net loss for non-GAAP of RMB16.0 million in the second quarter of 2020.

    The Organization said that it will not provide any financial guidance in the near term due to the continuing volatility of the increasingly evolving global climate connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic slowdown.

    Mr. Quanfu Hong, Chief Financial Officer of Canaan, mentioned in a statement that in the Q3 of 2020, the pandemic and the resulting macroeconomic uncertainty continued to influence the global IC industry’s maximum yield. Nevertheless, during the Q3, demand for mining machines on the market started to recover, and we received a substantial number of pre-sale orders scheduled for delivery beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020.

  • Smartphones were used for Thanksgiving Day sales smashing all records

    Smartphones were used for Thanksgiving Day sales smashing all records

    During the coronavirus pandemic, some shoppers may have opted to avoid shops, but they still put several products into the virtual shopping cart.

    According to Adobe Analytics numbers, Thanksgiving Day spending increased by 21.5 percent year over year to $5.1 billion, setting a new high. Internet transactions on Thanksgiving Day 2019 were $4.2 billion. The firm evaluates traffic from 80 of the top 100 U.S. online stores on retail websites and purchases.

    According to Adobe, nearly all of all sales were done on a smartphone.

    There was a 31 percent higher transfer rate of traffic to their pages for merchants providing curbside collection, a sign of how common it is for individuals to shop online and receive orders without visiting shops.

    The strong online shopping data represents a pattern predicted by many retailers and market watchers: after the pandemic, more shoppers skip malls and purchase presents from their couch.

    The public health issue, like just about any part of 2020, has shaken up holiday shopping. In mid-October, stores including Walmart and Target kicked off deals to coincide with Amazon Prime Day. They’ve spread out one-day sales activities, giving shoppers less incentive this Black Friday to hurry to the supermarket.

    The global health crisis would not lessen excitement for shopping, one of the country’s largest retail trade organisations said. Holiday revenues are expected to grow between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent year over year, according to the estimate of the National Retail Federation, amounting to between $755.3 billion and $766.7 billion. They rose 4 percent last year to $729.1 billion, NRF said. On average, for the last five years, holiday revenues have risen 3.5 percent.

    However the trade organisation said it believes that more of those dollars will be invested online instead of in supermarkets. Compared to last year, it predicted a 20 percent to 30 percent jump in online and other non-store revenue.

    Adobe said it expects the two biggest online shopping days in history to be Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It expects revenues on Black Friday to average between $8.9 billion and $10.6 billion and online sales to total up to $189 billion for the entire holiday season.

  • Yunji Inc. (NASDAQ: YJ), revenues declined as its revealed its Q3 fiscal results

    Yunji Inc. (NASDAQ: YJ), revenues declined as its revealed its Q3 fiscal results

    Yunji Inc. (NASDAQ: YJ), a top social e-commerce network focused on membership, officially reported its third quarter unaudited financial results ended September 30, 20201.

    Compared to $421.5 million in the same timeframe in 2019, gross revenues were $157.1 million, largely attributable to a decline in revenues from retail sales due to a rise in the proportion of the company’s business contributed from its marketplace business. Marketplace industry revenues are recorded on a net basis and attributed to market income, while merchandising revenues are recognised on a gross basis and contributed to merchandise profits, respectively.

    Revenues from merchandise sales, net, fell from $375.7 million in the same period of 2019 by 62.8 percent to $135.4 million. As the Corporation continues to optimise its capital allocation strategy to further boost the operating efficiencies of its marketplace sector on the cloud, the decline was largely attributed to the decrease in GMV related to product sales.

    Membership scheme sales amounted to $0.7 million, relative to $31.4 million in the same period in 2019. The decline was due to the continued refining of its membership enrollment scheme by the Company. The Business has allowed any individual to become a member and receive membership benefits free of charge for one year beginning in January 2020 by simply registering for an account on the Yunji app. In the third quarter of 2020, the income from the subscription scheme was generated from the deferred revenue of previous paid members.

    Marketplace market profits grew by 51.1 percent from $13.12 million in the same period of 2019 to $19.2 million as a result of the increased number of famous products and retailers on the company’s website and increased transactions on other sites from a variety of sales channels.

    As a result of an increase in warehousing and logistic services offered to third parties, other sales rose by 52.9 per cent to $1.8 million from $1.22 million in the same period of 2019.

     With the results, the company disclosed that, for personal reasons, Mr. Chen Chen has quit from his position as CFO of the Company, effective December 31, 2020.

    In addition, the organisation has reported that Mr. Chengqi Zhang has been elevated to Vice President of Finance. 

    It was in November 2019 that Mr. Zhang first joined Yunji. Mr. Zhang had been an audit director at Deloitte since 2007, prior to joining the group. He is a member of the American Certified Public Accountants Institute (AICPA).

  • So-Young International Inc. (Nasdaq: SY) gave upbeat Guidance as its Earnings results meet expectations

    So-Young International Inc. (Nasdaq: SY), China’s biggest and most dynamic social network for the medical aesthetics industry’s customers, practitioners, and service providers, officially released its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2020.

    If we have a look at the financial highlights of Q3, 2020. In accordance with the company’s prior guidance, overall sales were US$53.0 million, an improvement of 18.9 percent from US$45.9. million in the same timeframe in 2019.

    Net sales were US$0.1 million, relative to US$4.8 million in net revenue for the same duration in 2019.

    The net income of non-GAAP2 was US$3.9 million, compared with the net income of non-GAAP of US$6.16 million in the same period of 2019.

    While looking at the Q3 2020 operational highlights, there were 8.7 million monthly smartphones MAUs, a rise of 153.7 percent from 3.4 million in the third quarter of 2019.

    The overall number of consumers buying reservation services was 251,928 and the net volume of transactions enabled by So-website Young’s for medical aesthetic care was US$ 168.7 million.

    On So-Young’s website, the number of paid medical service providers was 4,096, a rise of 26.8 percent from 3,230 in the third quarter of 2019.

    Meanwhile, sales expenses were US$8.1 million, a 1.6 percent rise from US$8.19 million in the Q3 of 2019. In the Q3 of 2020, the cost of sales included share-based compensation costs of US$0.8 million, contrasted with US$0.24 million in the same period of 2019.

    Looking ahead, So-Young estimates gross sales to range between US$61.9 million and US$66.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, marking a 17.3 percent to 25.6 percent rise from the same time of 2019. The prediction referred above is based on current economic conditions and represents the Company’s preliminary market and operating conditions and consumer demand predictions, especially in view of the possible continuing impact of COVID-19, the implications of which are difficult to analyze and estimate and are all subject to change.