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Issuer:     ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ (ANF)
CIK:        0001018840
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001018840-23-000059
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Abercrombie & Fitch Q1 beats; gross margin +570bps; raises FY sales/op margin outlook
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- Net sales $836M (+3% YoY); diluted EPS $0.32 vs net loss in prior-year quarter.
- Gross profit rate improved 570 bps to 61.0%, driven by lower freight and AUR growth.
- Abercrombie brand comparable sales +14%; Hollister -3%. Total comparable sales +3%.
- Inventory down 20% YoY, reflecting supply chain normalization and chase capability.
- Raised full-year net sales growth to +2-4% (previously +0-2%) and operating margin to ~8-9% (from ~6-7%).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884023000059/0001018840-23-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884023000059/anf-20230524.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018840-23-000059

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