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Shortages in appliances, mobile phones and gaming consoles due
to a global lack of semiconductor chips and supply-chain
bottlenecks have crimped Best Buy's sales in the closing months
of last year. A surge in transportation costs has also taken a
toll on the company's profit margins.
"Q4 sales of $16.4 billion were impacted by more constrained
inventory than expected, including some high-demand holiday
items, and the temporary reduction in store hours in January due
to Omicron-induced staffing challenges," Chief Executive Officer
Corie Barry said in a statement.
A big beneficiary from pandemic-era home-working, the company
said it expects full-year revenue of $49.3 billion to $50.8
billion, while analysts on average had estimated $51.05 billion,
according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Comparable sales fell 2.3% in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 29,
compared with analysts' estimates of a 0.2% dip.
(Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj
Kalluvila)
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