Under Armour slightly misses Q1 revenue expectations, maintains FY profitability outlook
Under Armour slightly misses Q1 revenue expectations, maintains FY profitability outlook
Overview
US athletic apparel maker's fiscal Q1 revenue fell 3%, a slight miss versus analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q1 was $0.05, beating analyst expectations
Company now expects full-year revenue outlook in mid-single-digit percentage decline
Outlook
Under Armour now expects fiscal 2027 revenue to decline at a mid-single-digit percentage rate
Company expects fiscal 2027 adjusted diluted EPS outlook at $0.08 to $0.12
SG&A expense for fiscal 2027 is now expected to decrease at a high-single-digit rate
Result Drivers
SOFTER DEMAND - Co said revenue decline was driven by softer consumer demand, especially in North America and Asia-Pacific
TARIFF REFUNDS - Gross margin improvement was mainly due to refunds received for prior-year IEEPA tariff costs
DISCIPLINED EXPENSE MANAGEMENT - Co said it is offsetting lower revenue through disciplined expense management and a more agile operating model
Company press release: ID:nPn2VMlyPa
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q1 Revenue | Slight Miss* | $1.1 bln | $1.11 bln (19 Analysts) |
Q1 Adjusted EPS | Beat | $0.05 | $0.02 (19 Analysts) |
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 20 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the apparel & accessories peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Under Armour Inc is $5.50, about 14.1% below its August 6 closing price of $6.40
The stock recently traded at 43 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 27 three months ago
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