GameStop Sinks on Revenue Drop, Stock Offering: What to Know
GameStop stock is plunging Wednesday after the video-game retailer said sales declined in Q2 and that it's selling shares to raise cash.


GameStop (GME) stock is spiraling in Wednesday's session after the video-game retailer reported its second-quarter earnings results and announced an at-the-market stock offering.
In the 13 weeks ended August 3, GameStop's revenue decreased 31% year-over-year to $798.3 million. The company also said its bottom line swung to earnings of 4 cents per share from a loss of 1 cent per share in the year-ago period.
The results were mixed compared to analysts' expectations. Wall Street was anticipating revenue of $896 million and a net loss of 9 cents per share, according to MarketWatch.

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In the release, GameStop also announced an acceleration to its store closure plans.
"While this review is ongoing and a specific set of stores has not been identified for closure, we anticipate that it may result in the closure of a larger number of stores than we have closed in the past few years,” GameStop said.
In a separate release, GameStop announced an at-the-market offering of up to 20 million shares of its common stock, which it plans to use for "general corporate purposes."
When a company announces a stock offering, it often leads to a decline in its share price over concerns of dilution. A stock offering increases the number of shares available in the market and reduces the ownership percentage of existing shareholders. The dilution also negatively impacts a company's earnings per share since there are more shares outstanding.
A stock offering can also cause concern because it shows that the company needs additional capital and is willing to dilute existing shareholders to raise it.
Is GameStop stock a buy, sell or hold?
GameStop is likely better known for its meme-stock status, and considering this, it shouldn't be too surprising that shares have been volatile this year. Indeed, GME was up nearly 74% for the year to date in mid-May on some Roaring Kitty news, but has since pared this lead to 12%.
As such, most of Wall Street is staying away from GME. However, financial services firm Wedbush follows the consumer discretionary stock and has an Underperform rating, which is equivalent to a Sell. And its $10 price target on GME represents implied downside of 50% to current levels.
"While we admire GameStop's ability to manage operating losses, we think it would be just as reasonable for management to close all of its stores and operate as a bank," says Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
The company has about $10 per share in cash at the moment, "but without a hint of any strategy that would reasonably deploy capital, we do not see why shares trade at two times cash. GameStop announced accelerated store closures with its earnings, but with no replacement strategy in sight, management indirectly indicates that it is no longer beholden to shareholder interests."
Pachter adds that GameStop "faces a near insurmountable barrier to its planned return to growth."
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Joey Solitro is a freelance financial journalist at Kiplinger with more than a decade of experience. A longtime equity analyst, Joey has covered a range of industries for media outlets including The Motley Fool, Seeking Alpha, Market Realist, and TipRanks. Joey holds a bachelor's degree in business administration.
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