Best Buy cuts sales prospects in the middle of the fight against Trump

New York (AP) – Best Buy reduced its annual perspective for profits and sales after the largest electronic consumption chain in the country reported a decrease in stagnant profits and sales for its first fiscal quarter in the midst of buyers’ concerns about the economy and tariffs.

The Minneapolis -based company reported net income of $ 202 million, or 95 cents per share, for the three -month period that ended on May 3.

That is compared to $ 246 million, or $ 1.13 per share, a year ago.

The tight profits were $ 1.15 per share.

Sales fell slightly to $ 8.77 billion of $ 8.85 billion.

Analysts waited $ 1.09 per sales in sales of $ 8.81 billion

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Comparable sales, which come from established physical stores and online channels, fell 0.7% in the quarter. The entertainment, appliances and consumer electronics products were successful, while the company enjoyed the growth of computer sales and mobile devices.

The shares fell more than 2% in the negotiation prior to the market on Thursday.

As the last lot of the main retailers informs the results of the first quarter this week, the winners and the losers are emerging to the focus of the critical shopping season return to school, which enters full swing in July.

Many retailers have been dealing with how to manage their businesses at a time when new tariff developments occur almost every day.

Trump told the retail giant that he should “eat” additional costs.

A federal court in New York handed President Trump a great setback on Wednesday, blocking his bold plan to impose mass taxes on world imports.

A panel of three judges of the United States International Trade Court ruled that Trump exceeded his authority when he declared a national emergency to justify radical tariffs.

Threatened import taxes of 145% of Trump in Chinese products were reduced to 30% in an agreement announced on May 12, and some of the highest rates in pause for 90 days. Trump threatened a 50% tax over all imports from the European Union, as well as a 25% tariff on smartphones unless they are made in the United States.

On Sunday, however, Trump said that the United States will delay the implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from EU to July 9 to negotiate.

Best Buy said Thursday that he now expects annual profits per share in the range of $ 6.15 to $ 6.30. That is below the previous range per share of the company from $ 6.20 to $ 6.60.

Analysts expect $ 6.13 per share, according to Factset.

For the year, the company now expects sales between $ 41.1 billion and $ 41.9 billion, below $ 41.4 billion to $ 42.2 billion.

Analysts waited $ 41.38 billion, according to Factset.