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Lululemon on Tuesday reported shock income progress, regardless of lockdowns through the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, as shops began reopening within the fiscal second quarter and shoppers stocked up on exercise attire and yoga equipment.
Its inventory seesawed in after-hours buying and selling and was not too long ago up lower than 1%.
CEO Calvin McDonald stated the retailer is “cautiously optimistic” about the remainder of the yr. Lululemon will not be providing a 2020 outlook at the moment. Nearly all, 97%, of its shops globally have reopened to-date.
Here is how the retailer did for the quarter ended Aug. 2 in contrast with what analysts have been anticipating, based mostly on Refinitiv knowledge:
- Earnings per share: 74 cents, adjusted, vs. 55 cents anticipated
- Income: $902.9 million vs. $842.5 million anticipated
On an unadjusted foundation, Lululemon’s web revenue shrank through the second quarter to $86.eight million, or 66 cents a share, from $125 million, or 96 cents a share, a yr earlier. Excluding one-time costs, the corporate stated it earned 74 cents per share, topping expectations for 55 cents.
Its income rose about 2% to $902.9 million from $883.four million a yr earlier, topping expectations for $842.5 million.
Its on-line gross sales have been up 157%.
Lululemon ended the interval with $523 million in money and money equivalents on its stability sheet.
On the finish of June, Lululemon announced its plans to buy the at-home fitness company Mirror, which sells a $1,500 high-tech mirror to stream reside exercise lessons. Lululemon is trying to do extra within the linked health area, rising past its clothes enterprise, particularly with extra shoppers caught at house through the pandemic searching for methods to interrupt a sweat.
As of Tuesday’s market shut, Lululemon shares have been up greater than 51% this yr. It has a market cap of $45.5 billion.
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