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Best Buy First Quarter 2025 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Lag

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) First Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: US$8.85b (down 6.5% from 1Q 2024).

  • Net income: US$246.0m (flat on 1Q 2024).

  • Profit margin: 2.8% (up from 2.6% in 1Q 2024). The increase in margin was driven by lower expenses.

  • EPS: US$1.14 (up from US$1.12 in 1Q 2024).

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All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Best Buy EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Fall Short

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 1.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst estimates by 4.7%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 1.3% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 4.9% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in the US.

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Performance of the American Specialty Retail industry.

The company's shares are up 3.7% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Before we wrap up, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Best Buy that you should be aware of.

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