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Trump tariff era means you may have to wave goodbye to earnings guidance

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Now could be a good time for execs to use the cover of tariff uncertainty to stop providing guidance of any kind, once and for all.

Levi 's CEO Michelle Gass rolled the dice and let the company's outstanding full-year profit guidance ride.

The pure health of the business could be assessed by scrutinizing sequential sales, margins, profits, and cash flow growth rates on an absolute and relative basis.

Given the uncertainty created by constantly changing tariffs and their unknown impact on the economy and on supply chains, I believe it is wise to withhold guidance on near-term revenues and earnings. This situation is similar to what CEOs experienced with COVID in 2020 .".

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