How were J C Penney's earnings last quarter?

J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 27th. The department store operator reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.19. The department store operator had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.44 billion. J C Penney had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.83% and a negative net margin of 2.40%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS.

What other stocks do shareholders of J C Penney own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other J C Penney investors own include Ford Motor (F) , Bank of America (BAC) , General Electric (GE) , Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) , Tesla (TSLA) , Intel (INTC) , Citigroup (C) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , Micron Technology (MU) and Twitter (TWTR) .

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50-Day Range: $0.10
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$0.18
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Volume: 4.35 million shs
Average Volume: 19.35 million shs
Market Capitalization: $39.35 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
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About J C Penney Stock (NYSE:JCP)

J. C. Penney Company, Inc., through its subsidiary J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., sells merchandise through department stores. The company primarily sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products, and home furnishings; and provides services, including styling salon, optical, portrait photography, and custom decorating services. As of February 2, 2019, it operated 864 department stores in 49 states of the United States and Puerto Rico. The company also sells its products through its Website, jcpenney.com. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Plano, Texas.

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JCP Stock News Headlines

April 18, 2024 | msn.com

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Beaumont's Early College High School seniors find out today if they won $50,000 for prom

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JCPenney gives Perry High School $50,000 to make first prom after shooting memorable

April 8, 2024 | msn.com

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April 4, 2024 | msn.com

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April 2, 2024 | msn.com

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JCPenney Celebrates Women’s History Month Through Community Grant Initiative

February 29, 2024 | msn.com

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February 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

JCPenney Debuts First-Ever Prom Collaboration with Celebrity Costume Designer Johnny Wujek

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Last Earnings: 2/27/2020
Today: 4/18/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Department Stores
Sub-Industry: Department Stores
Current Symbol: NYSE:JCP
CUSIP: 70816010
CIK: 1166126
Web: www.jcpenney.com
Phone: 972-431-1000
Fax: N/A
Employees: 90,000
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.80)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-268,000,000.00
Net Margins: -2.40%
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: -27.83%
Return on Assets: -3.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.65
Current Ratio: 1.41
Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $11.17 billion
Price / Sales: 0.00
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: 0.20
Book Value: $2.59 per share
Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 320,982,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: $39.35 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.38

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Key Executives

Ms. Therace M. Risch (Age 46)
Exec. VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer
Mr. Michael Robbins (Age 53)
Exec. VP and Chief Stores & Supply Chain Officer
Ms. Jill Ann Soltau (Age 52)
CEO & Director
Mr. Michael Fung (Age 69)
Interim CFO, Interim Exec. VP & Interim Controller
Ms. Melissa Pint
Sr. VP of Technology

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JCP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were J C Penney's earnings last quarter?: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 27th. The department store operator reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.19. The department store operator had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.44 billion. J C Penney had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.83% and a negative net margin of 2.40%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS.
What other stocks do shareholders of J C Penney own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other J C Penney investors own include Ford Motor (F), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC), Citigroup (C), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU) and Twitter (TWTR).

This page (NYSE:JCP) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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