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Building materials company Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales falling 8% year on year to $3.82 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $17 billion at the midpoint came in 1.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.31 per share was 4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

E-commerce software platform provider BigCommerce (NASDAQ: BIGC) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 3.4% year on year to $87.03 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $82.2 million was less impressive, coming in 1.8% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.11 per share was 65.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Fast-food chain Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 14.8% year on year to $328.7 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.26 per share was 11.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Communications platform-as-a-service company Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 27% year on year to $210 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $169 million was less impressive, coming in 8.1% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.06 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Online home goods retailer Wayfair (NYSE:W) reported Q4 CY2024 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, but sales were flat year on year at $3.12 billion. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.25 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024 as sales rose 3% year on year to $2.63 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.48 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Retail behemoth Walmart (NYSE:WMT) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 4.1% year on year to $180.6 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $167.2 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.66 per share was 2.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Walmart reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results Thursday, but its guidance came in short of estimates, sending shares sharply lower.

Swimming pool distributor Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 1.6% year on year to $987.5 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.98 per share was 8.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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