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Under Armour Q3 Earnings Beat, Gross Margin Rises Y/Y, FY25 View Up
UAAUnder Armour(UAA) ZACKS·2025-02-07 17:31

Core Insights - Under Armour, Inc. reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results with revenues and earnings exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate, although both metrics decreased year over year [1][3] - The company has refined its brand focus and updated its product strategy, which has positively impacted performance and led to an improved fiscal 2025 outlook [1] Financial Performance - Adjusted earnings were 8 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents, but down from 19 cents in the prior year [3] - Net revenues reached 1,401million,exceedingtheconsensusestimateof1,401 million, exceeding the consensus estimate of 1,338 million, but decreased by 5.7% year over year [3] - Wholesale revenues fell 1% to 704.8million,whiledirecttoconsumerrevenuesdeclined9.1704.8 million, while direct-to-consumer revenues declined 9.1% to 672.9 million [4] Revenue Breakdown - Apparel revenues decreased 5% to 966.1million,exceedingtheconsensusestimateof966.1 million, exceeding the consensus estimate of 909.2 million [5] - Footwear revenues dropped 9% to 301.2million,belowtheconsensusestimateof301.2 million, below the consensus estimate of 303.6 million [5] - Revenues from Accessories rose 5.7% to 110.4million,outperformingtheconsensusestimateof110.4 million, outperforming the consensus estimate of 98 million [5] Geographic Performance - North America revenues declined 7.8% to 843.6million,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof843.6 million, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 790.7 million [6] - International revenues decreased 1.4% to 558million,withEMEArevenuesincreasing4.9558 million, with EMEA revenues increasing 4.9% to 297.9 million [7][6] Margin and Expenses - Gross profit was 665.2million,down0.8665.2 million, down 0.8% year over year, but gross margin expanded 240 basis points to 47.5% [8] - Adjusted selling, general, and administrative expenses rose 5% to 605.5 million, primarily due to higher marketing expenses [9] Financial Position - The company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of 726.9millionandlongtermdebtof726.9 million and long-term debt of 595.2 million [10] - Under Armour repurchased 25millionworthofitsclassCcommonstock,retiring2.8millionshares[11]Fiscal2025OutlookRevenuesareexpectedtodecline1025 million worth of its class C common stock, retiring 2.8 million shares [11] Fiscal 2025 Outlook - Revenues are expected to decline 10%, an improvement from the previous forecast of a low-double-digit percentage decline [14] - Adjusted operating income is projected between 185 million and $195 million, an increase from the earlier estimate [17] - Loss per share is expected between 48 cents and 50 cents, with adjusted earnings per share forecasted between 28 cents and 30 cents [18]