Earnings

The company reported earnings of $244.1 million, or $2.23 per share, up from $220.5 million, or $1.89 per share, last year. Excluding special items, EPS was $2.15 – below analysts’ view of $2.17.

Revenue
Revenue declined 5.6% to $3.48 billion from $3.68 billion last year. Analysts expected to see revenue of $3.60 billion.

Outlook
Looking ahead, the company expects to see first quarter EPS between 53 and 60 cents. Analysts expect to see EPS of 66 cents. For FY2015, GME expects EPS to be between $3.60 and $3.80, which falls below analysts’ view of $4.04.

Shares of GameStop declined on Friday morning, following Thursday’s earnings release. The company missed analysts’ estimates for both earnings and revenue during the quarter, and released a weak outlook for the year.

The retailer has struggled to keep up with the changing video game industry. GME has a large focus on re-selling pre-owned video games and consoles. As next-generation consoles are released, demand for used games has suffered.

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