Wayfair Jumps After Layoffs Announced

By Kim Brooks • Friday, January 20 09:40 • Permanent Link

Wayfair rose 10.2% during the morning session to $42.86 per share. As reported by Barrons: "Wayfair Stock Takes Off as Online Retailer Discloses More Layoffs" You can read more about it here. For those of you thinking about investing in the stock, here is a brief look at the company's fundamentals.

Here's an overview of Wayfair's recent cash flows and operating margins:

Date Reported	Cash Flow from Operations ($ MM)	Capital expenditures ($ MM)	Free Cash Flow ($ MM)	YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31	410	-280	130	-87.99
2020-12-31	1,417	-334	1,082	281.08
2019-12-31	-197	-401	-598	n/a

Date Reported	Revenue ($ MM)	Cost of Revenue ($ MM)	Gross Margins (%)	YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31	13,708	9,813	28.41	-2.27
2020-12-31	14,145	10,033	29.07	23.54
2019-12-31	9,127	6,980	23.53	n/a

Date Reported	Total Revenue ($ MM)	Operating Expenses ($ MM)	Operating Margins (%)	YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31	13,708	3,977	-0.6	-123.53
2020-12-31	14,145	3,752	2.55	125.02
2019-12-31	9,127	3,077	-10.19	n/a

At today's price of $42.86 per share, Wayfair is -9.27% away from its target price of $47.24, and on average, analysts give the stock a rating of hold. 44.1% of the company's shares are linked to short positions, and 121.0% of the shares are owned by institutional investors.

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