Online eyeglass retailer Warby Parker ( NYSE: WRBY ) cut its full-year sales forecast as an uncertain macroeconomic environment clouds visibility into the coming quarters.
For the reported quarter, the company notched narrow beats on top and bottom lines , overcoming inflationary pressures that prompted a 150 basis point contraction in gross margins. Additionally, the company increased its active consumer base by 8.7% to 2.26M while increasing revenue per customer by 8.2%.
“Q2 was another quarter where Warby Parker made strong progress against our core strategic growth initiatives, gained market share, and delighted customers despite shifts in consumer spending,” Co-Founder and Co-CEO Neil Blumenthal commented.
However, the continuing shifts in consumer spending and uncertain economic environment caused the company to offer a far more conservative sales guide than previously promoted. For fiscal 2022, the company is now expecting sales to be within a range of $584M to $595M, down significantly from a range of $650M to $660M forecast in the first quarter. The new forecast also falls well short of the analyst consensus set at $640.84M.
Despite the conservative outlook, shares of the eyeglass-focused eCommerce company carried slightly higher in premarket hours on light trading volume.
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Warby Parker pares full-year sales guide amid macro uncertainty