earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Bath & Body Works Q4 record sales $3.027B (+11%); EPS ~$2.25; $1.5B buyback & 33% dividend hike
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
2021-FY EPS reported
$4.88
revenue$7,882,000,000
- Q4 net sales $3.027B, up 11% YoY; expected EPS $2.25 (guidance $2.10-$2.25).
- Adjusted EPS $2.28 excluding $0.03 tornado charge; up 16% YoY.
- Board authorized new $1.5B share repurchase; $1B via ASR this week.
- Annual dividend raised 33% to $0.80/share; quarterly $0.20 payable Mar 4, 2022.
- Fiscal 2021 ended with ~$2B cash; nearly $2B or ~10% shares repurchased in FY2021.