Nordstrom, Inc. admits that it erroneously overcharged some of its customers on their credit cards, and is refunding them. The news sent its shares down -11% in after-market trading on Thursday.
The luxury department store chain revealed on Thursday that it will refund $72 million to customers who were incorrectly charged higher interest rates on store credit cards that were delinquent. “We sincerely apologize to these cardholders. We realize customers and shareholders place a great deal of trust in us, and that’s a responsibility we take seriously,” Nordstrom said on a conference call with analysts.
Nordstrom’s compensation to customers subtracted 29 cents from its earnings per share for the latest reported quarter. During the 3 months ending November 3, Nordstrom’s earnings came in at $67 million ( 39 cents a share), plunging -42% from $114 million (67 cents a share) of the year-ago period. Analysts had expected Nordstrom to earn 66 cents a share.
Revenue, however, increased +3% to $3.75 billion from a year ago, and beat estimate of $3.69 billion. The company registered a +2.3% growth in sales at stores open for at least a year, exceeding Wall Street expectations of a +2.2% increase.
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The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued 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 (3.618) is normal, around the industry mean (2.398). P/E Ratio (14.172) is within average values for comparable stocks, (30.718). JWN's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.312) is slightly lower than the industry average of (1.151). Dividend Yield (0.031) settles around the average of (0.037) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (0.277) is also within normal values, averaging (0.607).
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a retailer of apparel, shoes, cosmetics and accessories
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