U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite down around 0.2% on Friday.
RH stock is one of the biggest percentage gainers Friday as the home improvement retailer's upbeat outlook offsets an earnings miss.
RH (RH 13.93%) -- formerly known as Restoration Hardware -- is thriving even as the housing market stumbles. That's the gist of why investors poured into the stock today.
RH's third-quarter fiscal 2024 results indicate strong demand despite a challenging housing market.
RH (NYSE:RH), formerly known as Restoration Hardware, shares surged almost 16% after the luxury home goods retailer raised its full-year guidance and swung to a profit in Q3. The company now expects revenue growth in the range of 6.8% to 7.2% for 2024, up from its earlier guidance of 5% to 7%.
The luxury home furnishings retailer expects revenue to grow 18% to 20% year-over-year in the fourth quarter.
RH (RH) shares jumped premarket after the luxury home furnishings retailer boosted its full-year outlook and swung to a profit in the third quarter.
RH (NYSE:RH ) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript December 12, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Allison Malkin - IR, ICR Gary Friedman - Chairman and CEO Jack Preston - CFO Conference Call Participants Michael Lasser - UBS Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Steven Zaccone - Citi Steven Forbes - Guggenheim Max Rakhlenko - TD Cowen Curt Nagle - Bank of America Seth Basham - Wedbush Securities Andrew Carter - Stifel Brian Nagel - Oppenheimer Jonathan Matuszewski - Jefferies Zach Fadem - Wells Fargo Operator Hello, and welcome to the RH Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.
The headline numbers for RH (RH) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended October 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
RH (RH) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.48 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.67 per share. This compares to loss of $0.42 per share a year ago.
RH said that demand for its pricey home furnishings continues unabated despite “the worst housing market in 30 years” and teased a new product line for next year.