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- Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey reiterated a Market Perform rating on the shares of Nordstrom Inc JWN with a price target of $25.00.
- The analyst forecasts Nordstrom's net revenues to decline 5.1% Y/Y to $3.45 billion versus the consensus of down 4.3% to $3.48 billion.
- Management guided for total revenues to decline mid-single digits Y/Y in the quarter, including the impact of one week of Anniversary sales shifting out of Q3 to Q2.
- Telsey looks for retail gross margin contraction of 80 bps to 34.3% versus the consensus of 34.2% along with 150 bps of SG&A deleverage to 35.9%.
- The company will report Q3 FY22 earnings on November 22.
- She added that private-label brands underperformed last quarter, resulting in higher-than-anticipated inventory levels.
- Within Nordstrom's Rack business, management is focused on rebalancing its assortment to encompass a higher mix of premium brands that carry higher price points.
- The analyst expects to hear an update on rebalancing efforts and promotions on the earnings call.
- In recent quarters, management has been focused on maneuvering a challenging and likely promotional holiday environment, reinvigorating customer demand and moving through inventory at Rack, and managing a changing shareholder base, all while trying to drive long-term EBIT margin expansion.
- The company continues to benefit from its exposure to occasionwear and a higher end consumer, though the business has seen trends decelerate significantly among the company's lower income cohorts at the Rack business, leaving an excess inventory.
- The recent announcement of the CFO's impending departure adds another layer of near-term uncertainty, in the analyst's view.
- However, the annual guide implies improvement in the fourth quarter for a holiday season where visibility to macro trends remains challenging.
- Related: Nordstrom's CFO Departure 'Surprising' Ahead Of Upcoming Holiday Season, Says Analyst
- Price Action: JWN shares are trading lower by 10.04% at $19.49 on the last check Wednesday.
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