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GameStop (GME) stock is a hot topic among traders on Tuesday as they prepare for the company's earnings report after markets close.

On the date of publication, William White did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. That would make sense, as the stock is a [fan favorite with meme investors](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/gamestop-gme-q4-2022-earnings-what-to-expect). Wall Street is looking for GameStop to report a loss of 13 cents per share alongside revenue of $2.18 billion in the upcoming report. Even so, shares are rising 4.9% as of Tuesday morning. If that happens, traders will likely see shares of GME stock Of course, GameStop could miss its earnings report, which wouldn’t do GME stock any favors.

GameStop has been in the midst of a turnaround and posted its first quarterly profit for the first time in two years.

The company also [laid off staff](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/07/gamestop-cfo-is-leaving-the-company-retailer-announces-layoffs.html) and replaced its chief financial officer. That launch came amid chatter of a ["crypto winter"](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/14/why-the-2022-crypto-winter-is-unlike-previous-bear-markets.html) as cryptocurrencies experienced a widespread cooldown from their 2021 rallies. The companies had planned to collaborate on e-commerce marketing and GameStop was going to sell FTX gift cards in its stores. [NFT marketplace](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/11/gamestop-launches-nft-marketplace-as-it-hunts-for-growth-online.html) since July. The company is still hanging on to $682.9 million in inventory, which is down from $915 million a year ago, according to its fourth-quarter balance sheet. As part of its revival strategy, GameStop also has been trying to improve its cash balance. The retailer had been working to steer itself back to profitability, and got there in part by cutting costs. The video game retailer also posted a profit of $48.2 million, or 16 cents a share, compared to a loss of $147.5 million, or 49 cents, a year ago. Two months later, GameStop [tweeted](https://twitter.com/GameStop/status/1591177707123081232?s=20&t=lgIYuNxUmg2OK7xNEiVNZQ) that it would be "winding down" the partnership and refunding anyone who had purchased an FTX gift card in its stores. He said that GameStop is also considering bolstering its business with higher margin categories such as toys. 28](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230321005956/en/), net sales dropped slightly to $2.23 billion from $2.25 billion in last year's fourth quarter. Its results can't be compared with Wall Street estimates because too few analysts cover the company.

Expectations were low but, as one of the first in the retail trading phenomenon that came to be called meme stocks, the retailer's earnings reports often draw ...

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On the strength of a better-than-expected Q4 2022 earnings report, GameStop (GME) stock has shot up in after hours trading.

We expect to learn more during today's [GameStop (GME) Q4 2022 earnings call](https://www.shacknews.com/article/134683/listen-to-gamestop-gme-q4-2022-earnings-call), which can be viewed in the embed below. [GameStop (GME) Q4 2022 earnings](https://www.shacknews.com/article/134688/gamestop-gme-q4-2022-earnings-results) exceeded expectations on the strength of hardware, software, and collectibles sales. [GameStop NFT Marketplace](https://www.shacknews.com/topic/gamestop-nft-marketplace) or any of the company's crypto endeavors. The company also finished the last quarter with [$1.391 billion of cash on hand](https://www.shacknews.com/article/134687/gamestop-ended-q4-2022-13-billion-cash). Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GME), GameStop Corp. GameStop (GME) reported in with a high profit margin and an even larger amount of cash on hand.