Gap (GPS) Up On Revocation Of Old Navy Spin-Off, Raises View
Zacks Investment Research | Jan 17, 2020 02:36AM ET
The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) has cancelled its plan to spin-off Old Navy into a standalone public company. The spin-off was proposed to create value from the company’s portfolio of iconic brand.
However, the board of directors stated that the cost and complexities of splitting into two companies as well as soft business performance make the spin-off unfeasible. It ascertains that aforementioned concerns will hinder the creation of appropriate value from separation.
Following the revocation, the company plans to focus on transformational efforts to further bolster its growth brands, Old Navy and Athleta. Meanwhile, it expects to focus on boosting profitability of the Banana Republic and gap brands. The company intends to support these efforts through appointment of new leadership team for its retail portfolio.
Furthermore, the company raised its guidance for fiscal 2019. It now anticipates comparable sales and net sales to be at the higher-end of its previous guided ranges. Earlier, it predicted comparable sales to be down mid-single digits and net sales to be down low-single digits.
Moreover, based on the enhanced promotions during the holiday period, particularly for the Old Navy brand, the company now envisions adjusted earnings per share for fiscal 2019 to be moderately higher than its prior view of $1.70-$1.75.
Markedly, shares of this San Francisco, CA-based company rose 6% during the after-market trading session on Jan 16. In the past three months, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 10.2% outperforming the Zacks Investment Research
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