Chewy Stock Goes To The Dogs After Mixed Q3 Earnings Report: Here's Why

Chewy, Inc. CHWY shares are trading lower in Wednesday's after-hours session on the heels of the company's third-quarter earnings.

What To Know: Chewy reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 15 cents per share which topped the analyst consensus estimate of a loss of six cents. The figure represented a 36.36% increase over earnings of 11 cents per share from the same period last year.

The company reported quarterly sales of $2.74 billion, missing analyst expectations of $2.76 billion, an 8.21% increase over sales of $2.53 billion from the same period last year.

Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA of $82.1 million represents an increase of $11.7 million compared to the same period last year.

Chewy saw fourth-quarter net sales of between $2.78 billion and $2.80 billion. The company also lowered its full-year 2023 net sales forecast from between $11.15 billion and $11.35 billion to between $11.08 billion and $11.10 billion.

"Chewy continues to gain market share, with third-quarter net sales increasing 8% against industry growth in the low single digits," said Sumit Singh, CEO of Chewy. "Our team also continues to execute admirably, as reflected by another strong quarter of 28.5% gross margin and 3.0% adjusted EBITDA margin profitability."

It is also worth noting that the company announced after-hours that David Reeder was appointed CFO, effective Feb. 14.

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CHWY Price Action: Shares of CHWY were down 9.35% at $17.56 in the after-hours session at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro. 

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