J. Jill Inc.
- J.Jill Inc. gained 1% to $18.79 after the apparel and accessories retailer reported lower sales in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Net sales decreased to $142.84 million from $150.26 million, net income slumped to $2.25 million from $4.77 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 14 cents from 33 cents a year ago.
Comparable store sales increased by 1.9% in the quarter and were up 1.5% in the full year compared to 2023.
Net sales for the full year jumped to $610.86 million from $608.04 million, net income climbed to $39.48 million from $36.20 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.61 from $2.51 a year earlier.
The company opened five new stores in the fourth quarter and nine new stores during the year, bringing the total count to 525 stores.
J.Jill guided for the first quarter of 2025 net sales to decline between 1% and 4%, with comparable sales down between 2% and 5% compared to 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $25.0 million and $27.0 million, compared to $35.6 million in the first quarter last year.
For the full year, the apparel retailer estimated sales growth to be up between 1% and 3%, comparable sales flat to up 2% compared to 2024, and new net store growth of 5 to 10 stores.
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $101.0 million and $106.0 million, compared to $107.1 million in 2024.
In December, the company authorized a share repurchase program for up to $25.0 million over the next two years.
In the fourth quarter, J.Jill purchased 19,831 shares and has $24.5 million of remaining authorization.
The company increased its quarterly dividend by 14.3% to 8 cents per share from the previous dividend of 7 cents per share, equal to an annualized dividend of 32 cents per share, and payable on April 16 to stockholders on record as of April 2.
Mar 20, 2025
If you want to see the full data, please log in to your account. Logging in gives you complete access to all available information, features, and detailed insights that are not visible to guest users.