© Reuters. A view of an American Eagle Outfitters store in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
(Reuters) – American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:) Inc reported a loss for the second quarter on Wednesday and said it would pause quarterly dividend as it strives to tide through lower demand due to inflation, sending its shares down 14% after market.
With the United States on the edge of a recession, and prices of food and everyday essentials exceptionally high, consumers are limiting expenditure on non-esssentials such as apparel.
Major U.S. retailers Walmart (NYSE:) Inc, Target Corp (NYSE:) and Kohl’s (NYSE:) have cautioned about consumer demand shifting to more essential items, indicating a slowdown in demand for discretionary products.
American Eagle reported a net loss of $42.5 million for the second quarter, compared with a net income of $121.5 million, a year earlier.
The company’s net revenue came in at $1.20 billion, up from $1.19 billion a year earlier, and was in-line with analysts’ expectation, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
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