Why Barnes & Noble, Inc. Stock Sank Today
Shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) were sliding today after the bookstore chain issued a disappointing first-quarter earnings report and posted results that were below analyst estimates. As of 11:16 a.m. EDT, the stock was down 10.2%.
The retailer said overall revenue slipped 6.6% to $853.3 million, missing expectations of $873 million, and its loss per share narrowed from minus $0.20 to minus $0.15, but that was short of the consensus of minus $0.12.
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