AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)

Vera Bradley swings to $4.5 million Q2 profit on 1.1% revenue growth

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Vera Bradley reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 net revenues of $71.6 million, up 1.1% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income from continuing operations of $4.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $4.7 million a year earlier. The company reiterated its fiscal 2027 sales guidance of $255 million to $270 million and its expectation of at least a 50% improvement in its non-GAAP operating loss.

Key points

  • Net revenues rose 1.1% to $71.6 million from $70.9 million in the prior-year second quarter.
  • GAAP net income from continuing operations was $4.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, versus a loss of $4.7 million, or $0.17 per share, a year earlier.
  • Gross margin benefited from $7.7 million of tariff refunds; Indirect segment revenue fell 39.4% to $6.3 million.
  • Fiscal 2027 sales guidance of $255 million to $270 million and at least 50% operating loss improvement were reiterated.

The filing

CompanyVera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 15, 2026, 8:13 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-061971

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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