Bath & Body Works raises annual profit forecast

May 18, 2023

Bath & Body Works has raised prices on select items, which may have hurt sales but helped to protect margins. The retailer expects sales to be flat to down slightly this year, with earnings ranging between $2.68 and $3.08 a share, up from its previous guidance. The earnings consensus among analysts is $2.89 a share.

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