Investor Presentaiton
Business Has Not Performed Even to Management's Expectations
Management has lost credibility in forecasting the business
MANAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS
OUTCOME (3/26/2020)
Two-day stock reaction to
Q4 Earnings
Item
Date
Expectation
Metric
Comparable
store sales
9/10/2019
"As a result, at this time, we expect the percentage decline of comparable same-
store sales for 2019 to be in the low teens..."
-19.4%
- Q2 2019 earnings call, CEO George Sherman
12/10/2019
Liquidity
1/13/2020
"Despite the top line declines in the business, our balance sheet remains strong as
we anticipate ending the year with total cash and liquidity in excess of $1 billion...”
- Q3 2019 earnings call, CFO Jim Bell
"The Company now expects capital expenditures for FY2019 to be in the range of
$75 million to $80 million, and forecasts total cash and liquidity, including
availability under the revolving line of credit, at the end of the fiscal year to be
approximately $900 million.” – Holiday sales results 8-K
-17%
$770 million
-17%
$770 million
-17%
Adjusted
Diluted EPS
"Finally, given my earlier comments related to our sales outlook for both the
9/10/2019 industry and our business, we expect adjusted diluted earnings per share for fiscal
2019 to be in the $1.15 to $1.30 range." - Q2 2019 earnings call, CFO Jim Bell
$0.22
-17%
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Source: GameStop earnings transcripts, Company's public filings.
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