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Walmart second-quarter results crush estimates, as e-commerce sales jump 97%
PUBLISHED TUE, AUG 18 20205:50 AM EDTUPDATED 3 MIN AGO
Melissa Repko
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Walmart’s e-commerce sales in the U.S. shot up by 97% as customers had packages shipped their homes and used curbside pick-up.
The retailer’s U.S. same-store sales grew by 9.3% in the second quarter, fueled by purchases of food and general merchandise.
The company did not provide a financial outlook for the rest of the year.
Customers wearing face masks shop at a Walmart supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic.
Customers wearing face masks shop at a Walmart on July 15, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
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Walmart said Tuesday second-quarter earnings got a boost as shoppers rushed in to spend their stimulus checks, while its online business continued to surge during the pandemic.

Walmart’s e-commerce sales in the U.S. shot up by 97% as customers had packages shipped their homes and used curbside pick-up. The retailer’s U.S. same-store sales grew by 9.3% in the second quarter, fueled by purchases of food and general merchandise.


Shares rose about 3% early Tuesday, after increasing by more than 6% to reach an all-time high in premarket trading.

Here’s what the company did in the fiscal second quarter ended July 31:

Earnings per share: $1.56 adjusted, vs. $1.25 expected by Refinitiv’s consensus estimates
Revenue: $137.74 billion vs. $135.48 billion expected by Refinitiv estimates
U.S. same-store sales: up 9.3% vs. gain of 5.4%, expected by StreetAccount survey
In the second quarter, Walmart reported net income rose to $6.48 billion, or $2.27 per share, from $3.61 billion, or $1.26 per share, a year earlier.


Excluding items, the company earned $1.56 per share, higher than the $1.25 expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.

Total revenues rose 5.6% to $137.74 billion from $130.38 billion a year earlier, outpacing Wall Street’s expectations of $135.48 billion.



Walmart customers shopped less frequently, but bought more when they did. The average ticket rose by 27% during the second quarter, as transactions fell by 14%.

The retailer said it spent about $1.5 billion on costs related to Covid-19. During the pandemic, Walmart has hired more than 400,000 hourly workers to fulfill online orders, clean stores and stock shelves.

Walmart’s international net sales fell by 6.8% to $27.2 billion, as government-mandated closures during the pandemic limited shopping in India, Africa and Central America.

Sam’s Club membership increased by more than 60% in the quarter -- the highest quarterly increase in more than five years. The warehouse club’s e-commerce sales grew 39% and its same-store sales rose 13.3%.

Walmart Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs told CNBC that the retailer could get another bounce, if there’s further stimulus.

“Stimulus was definitely impactful to the consumer in the second quarter, and we’re watching what’s going on in Washington, and how we’re going to progress with a new stimulus package,” he said. “I think certainly it would be helpful for consumers.”

However, he said, families may pull back or spend differently during back-to-school season as students prepare to learn remotely or go to school just a few days each week.

He said compared with previous years that “has made back-to-school a little more uncertain” and “a little more choppy.”

Walmart did not provide a financial outlook for the rest of the year. It withdrew guidance in the first quarter, saying that many factors could change its performance including additional government stimulus, the level of consumer confidence and the length of the pandemic.

-- CNBC’s Bertha Coombs contributed to this story.

This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

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Home Depot quarterly sales soar 23% as consumers take on more DIY projects in pandemic
PUBLISHED TUE, AUG 18 20205:38 AM EDTUPDATED 28 MIN AGO
Amelia Lucas
Home Depot’s profit surged 25% to $4.33 billion, or $4.02 per share, during the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 2.
While the coronavirus pandemic is boosting sales for Home Depot, it’s also raising costs.
The company spent $480 million on additional compensation for its employees, including weekly bonuses for hourly workers.
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Home Depot on Tuesday said its quarterly sales soared 23% as consumers stuck in the house during the coronavirus pandemic tackled home improvement projects, handily beating investor expectations.

The retailer also topped Wall Street’s forecasts for earnings per share and revenue. Customer transactions, average ticket size and sales per retail square foot all saw double-digit growth from the same time last year.


Shares of the company rose 2.7% in premarket trading.

Here’s what the company reported for the fiscal second quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:

EPS: $4.02 vs. $3.71 expected
Revenue: $38.05 billion vs. $34.53 billion expected
Home Depot’s profit also surged 25% to $4.33 billion, or $4.02 per share, during the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 2, up from $3.48 billion, or $3.17 per share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting earnings per share of $3.71.

Net sales rose 23.4% to $38.05 billion, topping expectations of $34.53 billion and setting a record high for quarterly revenue. Its U.S. same-store sales soared 25% in the quarter as consumers visited the retailer more and spent more money. Average ticket rose 10.1% compared to the same time last year to $74.12.

While the pandemic is boosting sales for Home Depot, it’s also raising costs. The company spent $480 million during the quarter on additional compensation for its employees, including weekly bonuses for hourly workers, down from $640 million in the previous quarter.


The company did not provide a new forecast for the remainder of fiscal 2020. Home Depot suspended its forecast in May, citing the uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy.

Unlike many cash-strapped companies, Home Depot will pay out a dividend to shareholders for the second quarter.

Read the full report here.

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Stock futures rise amid strong Walmart and Home Depot earnings, S&P 500 on track for record close
PUBLISHED MON, AUG 17 20206:02 PM EDTUPDATED 17 MIN AGO
Yun Li
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Stock futures rose on Tuesday after better-than-expected earnings from two retail giants, putting the S&P 500 on track to exceed its previous record close set in February before the coronavirus hit.

The S&P 500 closed Monday at 3,381.99, just a few points from its record close of 3386.15 set on Feb. 19 and 0.3% below its intraday record of 3393.52.


S&P 500 futures added 8.2 points, or 0.25%. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%. The move implied an opening gain of about 122 points. Nasdaq-100 futures added 0.4%.


Here’s what traders were watching Tuesday:

Walmart shares shot higher by 5.5% in premarket trading. The retailer’s earnings and revenue topped Wall Street estimates last quarter as same-store sales increased by 9.3%. E-commerce sales nearly doubled.
Home Depot shares gained 2.9% in premarket trading after the company said sales last quarter jumped 23% as consumers stuck in their homes increased do-it-yourself projects. Earnings and sales exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Senate Republicans plan to introduce a narrow coronavirus relief plan that also includes $10 billion for the U.S. Postal Service, NBC News reported Monday evening.
Tesla shares jumped 5.5% in premarket trading to $1,937. The stock is set to split 5-for-1 later this month.
The broad equity gauge has been flirting with a new all-time high since last week.

“Markets lack a catalyst to help markets overcome technical resistance,” Mark Hackett, Nationwide’s chief of investment research, said in a note. “The S&P 500 has seen its best 100-day move in history, and therefore embeds optimistic assumptions on the economic recovery and fiscal stimulus. These factors will need to surprise to the upside to drive markets materially higher.”

The S&P 500 has rallied more than 50% from its March bottom amid massive fiscal stimulus and better-than-feared earnings results. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite hit a new record close and intraday high during Monday’s trading, pushing its 2020 gains to 24%.


The market has been stuck in a tight range as hopes for a new coronavirus stimulus deal dimmed with lawmakers unwilling to break a stalemate. Democrats and Republicans are holding their respective presidential nominating conventions this week and next.

Meanwhile, tensions between the U.S. and China still kept investors on edge. The Trump administration announced on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei, aimed at cracking down on the Chinese telecom giant access to commercially available chips.

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S&P 500 rises to new record, surpassing high reached before coronavirus hit
PUBLISHED MON, AUG 17 20206:02 PM EDTUPDATED 4 MIN AGO
Fred Imbert
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Yun Li
@YUNLI626
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as the S&P 500 tried once again to exceed its previous record close set in February before the coronavirus hit.

The S&P 500 gained 0.2%, trading just a few points above its record close of 3,386.15 set on Feb. 19. The index was also just below its intraday all-time high of 3,393.52.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 9 points, or less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, rising 0.4%.


Here’s what traders were watching Tuesday:

Home Depot said sales last quarter jumped 23% as consumers stuck in their homes increased do-it-yourself projects. Earnings and sales exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Walmart’s earnings and revenue topped Wall Street estimates last quarter as same-store sales increased by 9.3%. E-commerce sales nearly doubled.
U.S. housing starts for July totaled 1.496 million, easily topping an estimate of 1.24 million.
Senate Republicans plan to introduce a narrow coronavirus relief plan that also includes $10 billion for the U.S. Postal Service, NBC News reported Monday evening.
Tesla shares jumped 5.5% in premarket trading to $1,937. The stock is set to split 5-for-1 later this month.
The S&P 500 has been flirting with a new all-time high since last week.

“Markets lack a catalyst to help markets overcome technical resistance,” Mark Hackett, Nationwide’s chief of investment research, said in a note. “The S&P 500 has seen its best 100-day move in history, and therefore embeds optimistic assumptions on the economic recovery and fiscal stimulus. These factors will need to surprise to the upside to drive markets materially higher.”

The S&P 500 has rallied more than 50% from its March bottom amid massive fiscal stimulus and better-than-feared earnings results. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite hit a new record close and intraday high during Monday’s trading, pushing its 2020 gains to 24%.


The market has been stuck in a tight range as hopes for a new coronavirus stimulus deal dimmed with lawmakers unwilling to break a stalemate. Democrats and Republicans are holding their respective presidential nominating conventions this week and next.

Meanwhile, tensions between the U.S. and China still kept investors on edge. The Trump administration announced on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei, aimed at cracking down on the Chinese telecom giant access to commercially available chips.

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S&P 500 rises to a record close, fully wiping out its coronavirus losses
PUBLISHED MON, AUG 17 20206:02 PM EDTUPDATED 2 MIN AGO
Fred Imbert
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Yun Li
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The S&P 500 rose to an all-time high on Tuesday, capping off its recovery from the coronavirus-induced sell-off that knocked it off its previous record.

The broader market index climbed 0.3%, trading above a closing record of 3,386.15. It also traded above its Feb. 19 intraday record of 3,393.52 earlier in the day. At its session high, the S&P 500 traded at 3,395.06. The S&P 500′s move into record territory came after the index flirted with its all-time closing high for more than a week.


“There has been a lot of good news seemingly validating” this move higher, said Andrew Slimmon, managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Slimmon noted the economic data has been strong recently and corporate earnings have topped analyst expectations.

“But I would argue the market here is very vulnerable to some type of bad news ... You look at the type of stocks that have worked, and they’re the higher-risk, higher beta plays,” Slimmon said.

Amazon shares outperformed, rising more than 3%. Netflix and Alphabet both gained at least 1.3%. Consumer discretionary was the best-performing sector in the S&P 500, rising 1%.

The Nasdaq Composite also hit a record, climbing 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, falling 15 points, or 0.05% as Home Depot and Walmart both dipped.


Earlier this year, the S&P 500 tumbled more than 30% from its February record as the coronavirus pandemic sent profit expectations and economic activity tanking. However, the benchmark index for the U.S. stock market did not stay down for long.


Since hitting a 52-week low on March 23, the S&P 500 has skyrocketed more than 54%. Those gains have been largely driven by sharp advances in Big Tech shares. Facebook is up more than 27% year to date and Alphabet has rallied over 14% in that time period. Amazon, meanwhile, has popped more than 78% this year and Netflix is up over 52.6%. Apple and Microsoft are up 33.5% and 57.5%, respectively, in 2020.

“Technically, we’re back to where we were before the sell-off, but there’s still a lot of sectors that are not close to recovering,” said Shawn Cruz, trader services senior manager at TD Ameritrade. “So if you’re holding a diversified portfolio, you probably still have some positions that are in the red.”

The market’s rip-roaring rally back into record territory also came on the heels of unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus. The Federal Reserve slashed the overnight U.S. rate to zero as the pandemic first hit and launched an open-ended quantitative easing program. Lawmakers, meanwhile, pushed through trillions of dollars worth in unemployment assistance and direct payments to Americans, among other benefits.

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“Equity markets are reflecting the massive monetary and fiscal stimulus that has been injected over the past four months,” said Shannon Saccocia, chief investment officer at Boston Private. “Couple that with a more robust economic recovery than what was expected at the depths of the crisis, and interest rates once again at zero, and the rationale to diversify away from risk assets is hard to pinpoint.”

But the market struggled to break out over the past week as hopes for a new coronavirus stimulus deal dimmed with lawmakers unwilling to break a stalemate. Democrats and Republicans are holding their respective presidential nominating conventions this week and next.

Despite the S&P 500′s run to a record, retailers Home Depot and Walmart capped the index’s gains by selling off despite stronger-than-forecast quarterly results.

Home Depot said sales last quarter jumped 23% as consumers stuck in their homes increased do-it-yourself projects. Earnings and sales exceeded Wall Street expectations. Walmart’s earnings and revenue also topped Wall Street estimates last quarter as same-store sales increased by 9.3%. E-commerce sales nearly doubled.

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Democrats are not willing to make a “reasonable” deal on a new coronavirus bill.

“There’s no question that the economic numbers are doing better. So, as we reopen the economy, we see things are getting better,” Mnuchin told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “But the president wants us to do more. He wants us to provide money for kids and jobs, and a second round of the PPP and direct payments are a clear part of that.”

—CNBC’s Pippa Stevens contributed to this report.

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