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May 02, 2020

Best Buy Q1 2021 Earnings Report

Best Buy's Q1 2021 performance was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a shift to a curbside-only operating model and increased online sales.

Key Takeaways

Best Buy reported a decrease in revenue and earnings per share for Q1 2021 compared to the previous year. The company's domestic comparable online sales increased significantly, but overall sales were negatively impacted by store closures and declines in certain product categories. Best Buy suspended financial guidance due to the ongoing uncertainty related to COVID-19.

Enterprise revenue decreased by 6.3% compared to the previous year.

Domestic comparable online sales increased by 155.4%.

GAAP diluted EPS was $0.61, and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.67.

The company shifted to a curbside-only operating model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total Revenue
$8.56B
Previous year: $9.14B
-6.3%
EPS
$0.67
Previous year: $1.02
-34.3%
Domestic Comp Sales
-5.7%
International Comp Sales
0.2%
Gross Profit
$1.97B
Previous year: $2.17B
-9.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$3.92B
Previous year: $1.56B
+151.1%
Free Cash Flow
$649M
Previous year: -$191M
-439.8%
Total Assets
$15.6B
Previous year: $14.6B
+7.3%

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Best Buy Revenue by Geographic Location

Forward Guidance

Best Buy suspended all FY21 financial guidance on March 21 and are not providing guidance today due to the ongoing uncertainty related to COVID-19.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income