Overview
U.S. footwear and apparel maker's Q4 revenue rose 10%, beating analyst expectations
Diluted EPS for Q4 fell to $0.96 from $1.00 a year earlier
Company increased share repurchase authorization by $3.5 bln to about $5 bln
Outlook
Deckers sees FY 2027 net sales between $5.86 bln and $5.91 bln
Company expects FY 2027 diluted EPS of $7.30-$7.45
Deckers projects FY 2027 gross margin of about 56.5% and operating margin of about 21.5%
Result Drivers
HOKA AND UGG GROWTH - Q4 revenue gains were led by a 14.5% increase in HOKA sales and a 9.2% rise in UGG sales
INTERNATIONAL SALES - International net sales jumped 25.5% while domestic sales were nearly flat
OTHER BRANDS DECLINE - Net sales for Other brands fell 35.6%, mainly due to the phase-out of Koolaburra standalone operations and the sale of Sanuk
Company press release: ID:nBw5JZQTfa
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Beat
$1.12 bln
$1.09 bln (19 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$0.96
Q4 Gross Margin
57.60%
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy", 11 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the footwear peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Deckers Outdoor Corp is $129.00, about 31.3% above its May 20 closing price of $98.24
The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago
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