After a positive close on Wall Street Wednesday, a number of stocks were in play after hours.
It had been a day for retail results and Shoe Carnival Inc (NASDAQ:SCVL), the 'family footwear chain' reported after the bell.
Shares surged almost 19% after hours to $19.51 as it whipped past second quarter earnings and revenue expectations.
The firm saw net income of 24 cents a sharencompared to 22 cents a share in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to US$235.1mln compared to US$231.9mln in the same quarter last year.
Elsewhere, and on the end of selling, Box Inc (NYSE:BOX), the cloud tech firm, saw its shares lose 4.79% to US$18.70 after hours despite it posting an earnings and revenue beat for the quarter.
It reported negative free cash flow of US$14.7mln after two positive quarters.
In a similar vein, Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE), the discount store group, saw shares ease 0.57% to US$48.90 despite it posting earnings and revenue which were better than Wall Street had expected. It also raised its guidance for its financial year.
Semtech Corp (NASDAQ:SMTC), the semiconductor (chip) supplier, saw its shares drop 13.57% to US$33.75 after the New York bell as the group beat earnings estimates but missed revenue expectations.
Third quarter net sales (GAAP) are expected to be between US$145mln and US$153mln.
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