Eyewear retailer Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 11.9% year on year to $223.8 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $877.5 million at the midpoint came in 0.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.03 per share was 55.9% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Revenue: $223.8 million vs analyst estimates of $225.5 million (11.9% year-on-year growth, 0.8% miss)
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EPS (GAAP): $0.03 vs analyst expectations of $0.07 (55.9% miss)
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Adjusted EBITDA: $29.21 million vs analyst estimates of $27.81 million (13.1% margin, 5% beat)
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The company dropped its revenue guidance for the full year to $877.5 million at the midpoint from $885.5 million, a 0.9% decrease
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EBITDA guidance for the full year is $94 million at the midpoint, in line with analyst expectations
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Operating Margin: 1.1%, up from -2.6% in the same quarter last year
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Free Cash Flow Margin: 5.9%, up from 1.7% in the same quarter last year
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Active Customers: 2.57 million
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Market Capitalization: $1.96 billion
Founded in 2010, Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) designs, manufactures, and sells eyewear, including prescription glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses, through its e-commerce platform and physical retail locations.
A company’s long-term sales performance can indicate its overall quality. Any business can have short-term success, but a top-tier one grows for years.
With $795.1 million in revenue over the past 12 months, Warby Parker is a small retailer, which sometimes brings disadvantages compared to larger competitors benefiting from economies of scale and negotiating leverage with suppliers. On the bright side, it can grow faster because it has more white space to build new stores.
As you can see below, Warby Parker’s sales grew at an impressive 15.5% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years (we compare to 2019 to normalize for COVID-19 impacts) as it opened new stores and expanded its reach.
This quarter, Warby Parker’s revenue grew by 11.9% year on year to $223.8 million but fell short of Wall Street’s estimates.
Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 14.6% over the next 12 months, similar to its five-year rate. This projection is eye-popping and suggests the market sees success for its products.
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