Avanos Medical Shares Fall As Higher Transportation Costs Hit Q2 Margins; Lowers FY21 Guidance


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


  • Avanos Medical Inc (NYSE:AVNSreported a second-quarter FY21 adjusted EPS of $0.21, missing the consensus of $0.23.
  • The sales of $186.4 million increased 14% Y/Y, beating the analyst estimate of $180.6 million.
  • Adjusted gross margin of 51.3% contracted from 55.7% last year primarily due to higher freight costs and inefficiencies at manufacturing plants.
  • It posted a wider operating loss of $(7) million compared to $2 million a year ago due to non-cash restructuring costs. Operating profit totaled $15 million on an adjusted basis, compared to $13 million a year ago. 
  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 was $20 million, compared to $19 million in the prior year.
  • FY21 guidance: Avanos said it expects to log adjusted EPS of $1.10 - $1.20, cutting the top half from its previous projection of $1.10 to $1.25. 
  • It projects a revenue increase of between 2% and 4%.
  • Price Action: AVNS shares are down 3.83% at $37.03 during the market session on the last check Tuesday.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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