On June 3, GameStop rose 7.65% in pre-market trading, trading at $22.51/share, with trading volume of $63,900. The surge was driven by a combination of blowout Q1 earnings results and a massive new share repurchase program.

GameStop reported Q1 adjusted earnings of $0.30 per diluted share, crushing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.16 by 87.5% and marking a 76.47% increase from $0.17 per share in the year-ago period. Revenue for the 13 weeks ended May 2 reached $835.3 million, up from $732.4 million a year earlier. Adjusted operating income surged to $140.5 million versus $27.5 million in the prior year, while the company posted its highest quarterly net profit on record at $389.6 million. SG&A expenses declined from $228 million to $202 million year-over-year.

Simultaneously, the board approved a $2 billion stock repurchase authorization effective through June 2029, replacing the prior buyback program. Additionally, CEO Ryan Cohen continues to push forward an aggressive $56 billion acquisition bid for eBay. Despite eBay's board rejection, GameStop has increased its stake to 7.8% and plans to deploy $9.4 billion in cash reserves alongside up to $20 billion in debt financing from TD Bank, with a proxy fight widely anticipated.

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