Bed Bath & Beyond's Earnings Preview: Expect Steady Topline Growth & Weak Margins

While its margins are likely to be a concern yet again, we expect the retailer to report steady topline growth on the back of a housing market recovery. During the September ? November quarter, the overall home furnishing market registered robust growth, as sales of new and existing homes accelerated. Since Bed Bath & Beyond is the strongest home goods retailer in the market, we expect its revenue growth to have outpaced the industry growth in the aforementioned period.