lululemon athletica beats by $0.07, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs below consensus; announces $100 mln share repurchase :
- Reports Q3 (Oct) earnings of $0.50 per share, $0.07 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.43; revenues rose 13.5% year/year to $544.4 mln vs the $539.94 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
- Gross profit increased by 24% to $278.4 million, and as a percentage of net revenue gross profit was 51.1% compared to 46.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2015
- Inventories at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2016 increased by 2% to $364.5 million compared to $357.8 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015.
- Co issues guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.96-1.01, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $1.00 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q4 revs of $765-785 mln vs. $786.74 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; based on total comparable sales in the mid-single digits on a constant dollar basis.
- Share Repurchase Program
- The Company also announced that its board of directors has approved a stock repurchase program for up to $100 million of its common shares in the open market at prevailing market prices.
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