Earnings

21 Jul: Best Buy Provides Updates On Evolution Of Employee Pay And Sales Performance

Increasing Starting Hourly Wage to $15 on Aug. 2

Quarter-to-Date Sales Up Approximately 2.5% Compared to Last Year

Sales Up Approximately 15% Compared to Last Year Since Stores
Re-opened for Customer Shopping

MINNEAPOLIS, July 21, 2020 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced updates related to employee pay evolution and Q2 FY21 quarter-to-date sales performance.

Employee Pay Evolution

The company is raising the starting hourly wage for all Domestic employees to $15 effective Aug. 2.

“Strong consumer demand, combined with shopping experiences that emphasize safety and convenience, has helped produce our sales results to date,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said.

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21 May: Best Buy Reports Q1 FY21 Results

Enterprise Revenue Decreased 6.3%

Domestic Comparable Online Sales Increased 155.4%

GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.61

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.67

MINNEAPOLIS, May 21, 2020 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week first quarter ended May 2, 2020 (“Q1 FY21”), as compared to the 13-week first quarter ended May 4, 2019 (“Q1 FY20”).

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 Q1 FY21Q1 FY20
Revenue ($ in millions)
Enterprise$8,562 $9,142   
Domestic segment$7,915 $8,481   
International segment$647 $661   
Enterprise comparable sales % change1 (5.3)% 1.1%  
Domestic comparable sales % change1 (5.7)% 1.3% 
Domestic comparable online sales % change1 155.4% 14.5%  
International comparable sales % change1 0.2% (1.2)%  
Operating Income      
GAAP operating income as a % of revenue 2.7% 3.7%  
Non-GAAP operating income as a % of revenue  2.9% 3.8%  
Diluted Earnings per Share (“EPS”)      
GAAP diluted EPS$0.61 $0.98   
Non-GAAP diluted EPS$0.67 $1.02   

For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations of the measures referred to in the above table, please refer to the attached supporting schedule.

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15 Apr: Best Buy Provides Business Update Related To COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS, April 15, 2020 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced business updates related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said, “The situation we are all facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is truly unprecedented. As we previously communicated, we made the decision for the health and safety of our customers and employees to shift our stores to a temporary enhanced curbside service-only model starting March 22. At that time, we also suspended all in-home delivery, installation and repairs.”