{"id":107921,"date":"2021-02-24T22:32:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=107921"},"modified":"2021-02-24T22:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:32:20","slug":"l-brands-shares-rise-on-victorias-secret-owners-earnings-beat-first-quarter-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/l-brands-shares-rise-on-victorias-secret-owners-earnings-beat-first-quarter-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"L Brands shares rise on Victoria's Secret owner's earnings beat, first-quarter outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria's Secret parent L Brands on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts' estimates, but sales fell short due to weakness at its lingerie brand.<\/p>\n

Although the retailer isn't offering an outlook for the full year, due to the uncertainty around the pandemic and the pending separation of its Victoria's Secret brand from Bath & Body Works, it provided an upbeat outlook for the first quarter, saying it's building on the momentum it saw over the holidays.<\/p>\n

L Brands shares rose more than 4% in after-hours trading.<\/p>\n

Here's how the company did during its fourth quarter ended Jan. 30 compared with what analysts were expecting, based on Refinitiv data:<\/p>\n