Gamestop (GME, $24.06) Q2 losses widen; cash burn suggests new plan at work
Gamestop reported losses for its second fiscal quarter, that were wider than the prior year quarter’s figure.
In the three months ended July 30, the gaming retail company incurred losses of -$108.7 million, or -36 cents per share, compared with a loss of -$61.6 million, or -21 cents, a year earlier.
Revenue fell to $1.14 billion, from $1.18 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Gamestop has been struggling to earn profits and has been apparently trying to adapt to an industry structure that’s largely moved online (thereby suggesting the company's pivoting away from its long-held brick-and-mortar model). Last month, it announced employee layoffs across departments.
"Our path to becoming a more diversified and tech-centric business is one that obviously carries risk and will take time," CEO Matt Furlong said. "This said, we believe GameStop is a much stronger business than it was 18 months ago." (as reported in CNBC).
GameStop’s new plans to revamp its business might be coming at a substantial cost. As of the end of the second quarter, it had $908.9 million in cash and cash equivalents— which is just slightly higher than half of the amount it had at the end of the year-ago quarter. Inventory, on the other hand, swelled to $734.8 million at quarter-end –vs. $596.4 million at prior year quarter's close. According to Gamestop, it intentionally stockpiled to meet customer demand and deal with supply chain challenges.
Momentum Indicator for GME turns positive, indicating new upward trend
GME saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on December 16, 2024. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 87 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In of the 87 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for GME just turned positive on December 23, 2024. Looking at past instances where GME's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GME advanced for three days, in of 261 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 151 cases where GME Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The 10-day RSI Indicator for GME moved out of overbought territory on November 29, 2024. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 35 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 35 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .
The Stochastic Oscillator entered the overbought zone. Expect a price pull-back in the foreseeable future.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where GME declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
GME broke above its upper Bollinger Band on December 17, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. GME’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 75, placing this stock slightly better than average.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (2.740) is normal, around the industry mean (12.393). GME's P/E Ratio (599.500) is considerably higher than the industry average of (36.657). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.000) is also within normal values, averaging (2.650). GME has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.000) as compared to the industry average of (0.034). P/S Ratio (0.694) is also within normal values, averaging (19.235).
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
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