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RH Releases Second Quarter Results via CEO & Chairman’s Letter

September 10, 2023  by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry   

“TO OUR PEOPLE, PARTNERS AND SHAREHOLDERS,
Revenues of $800 million and adjusted operating margin of 20.2% exceeded our guidance for the second quarter due to a $25 million revenue benefit from faster than expected deliveries and a shift of approximately $40 million of advertising costs from Q2 to Q3 reflecting the later mailing of our RH Interiors Sourcebook.

We are raising the low end of our revenue guidance for the year, and now expect revenue in the range of $3.04 billion to $3.1 billion versus our prior outlook of $3.0 to $3.1 billion, and are maintaining our outlook for adjusted operating margin of 14.5% to 15.5%.

We continue to expect the luxury housing market and broader economy to remain challenging throughout fiscal 2023 and into next year as mortgage rates continue to trend at 20-year highs and the current outlook is for rates to remain unchanged until the second quarter of 2024.

The Company repurchased 3.7 million shares in the second quarter at an average price of $325.65, representing approximately 17% of the total shares outstanding at the beginning of the second quarter.”

For a look at the letter in its entirety to find out Friedman’s thoughts on RH’s outlook, platform, vision and more, click here to read the shareholder letter.