Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) shares are up $2.03, or 3.30%, to $63.55 in pre-market trading Tuesday after the company reported its first quarter earnings results.
The yogawear retailer posted earnings of $0.34 per share on revenues of $423.5 million, up 10.1% from $384.6 million a year ago, helped by a 6% rise in total comparable-store sales on a constant-dollar basis. Analysts were expecting EPS of $0.33 on revenues of $418.69 million. During the period ended May 3, 2015 gross profit expanded 5% to $206 million. As a percentage of net revenue gross profit was 48.6% for the quarter compared to 50.9% a year earlier. The company’s net income came in at $47.8 million, or $0.34 per share (diluted), compared to $18.9 million, or $0.13 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2014.
Laurent Potdevin, lululemon’s CEO, stated: “Our team’s solid performance resulted in another improving quarter – coming in ahead of our revenue expectations. We drove positive trends in traffic, conversion, and brand engagement, along with a continued acceleration of our e-commerce business.” Mr. Potdevin continued: “To support our long term goals, we are intentionally striking a strategic balance between strong growth and investments within innovation and infrastructure.”
For Q2/15, LULU provided EPS guidance of $0.31 – $0.33 versus consensus of $0.34 per share. The company also issued revenue projection of $440 – $445 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $439.69 million. For the full fiscal 2015, company expects net revenue to be in the range of $2 bln – $2.05 bln based on total comparable sales in the mid single digits on a constant dollar basis. Diluted EPS are expected to be in the range of $1.86 – $1.91 for the full year.
Cash Position: The $8.74 billion market cap company reported $656 million in cash vs. $143.4 million in total current liabilities in its most recent quarter. Inventory totaled $236.5 million compared to $180.4 million yoy. lululemon ended the quarter with 316 stores.
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (SAGE) gained 13% ahead of the bell on news of positive top-line data from its exploratory trial of SAGE-547 to treat postpartum depression.
“Severe postpartum depression is a serious and debilitating form of major depressive disorder,” commented Samantha Meltzer-Brody, M.D., Director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program, University of North Carolina Center for Women’s Mood Disorders and Principal Investigator of the trial. “The signal of SAGE-547’s activity is highly encouraging for women and their families facing the devastating consequences of this condition.”
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