Dollar general is indicating that due to the macroeconomic environment, business has been quite challenging. Their customer base, which is lower income shoppers, are shifting their spending to basic goods and cutting back on discretionary purchases. The metrics that they put forth in this earnings report are really strong,. They were able to tighten their guidance, not raise it, but tighten it because they have a better outlook into the future.
Americans are thinking twice before pulling out their wallets, but it’s not affecting retailers equally.
(00:21) Ron Gross and Emily Flippen discuss: - The debt ceiling resolution, and updates on employment and consumer debt. - Why Chewy and Five Below continue to see strong results while other retailers are seeing consumer spending slow down. - The numbers behind MongoDB’s blowout earnings release.
(19:11) Scott Kassing talks through three high-conviction stock ideas with Sandhill Investment Management’s Richard Ryskalczyk.
(32:49) Emily and Ron discuss Lululemon’s strong earnings report and two stocks on their radar: Compass Minerals and Veeva Systems.
Stocks discussed: M, CHWY, FIVE, DG, MDB, LULU, CMP, VEEV
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross, Richard Ryskalczyk, Scott Kassing Engineer: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks
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