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Content production and distribution company Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) reported results in line with analysts’ expectations in Q2 CY2024, with revenue up 112% year on year to $273.4 million. It made a GAAP loss of $1.31 per share, down from its profit of $15.24 per share in the same quarter last year.
Beauty and waxing service franchise European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) fell short of analysts’ expectations in Q2 CY2024, with revenue up 1.3% year on year to $59.87 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $218.5 million at the midpoint also came in 5.3% below analysts’ estimates. It made a GAAP profit of $0.13 per share, improving from its profit of $0.09 per share in the same quarter last year.
