lululemon athletica inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended May 3, 2015.
For the first quarter ended May 3, 2015:
Net revenue for the quarter increased 10% to $423.5 million from $384.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Total comparable sales, which includes comparable store sales and direct to consumer, increased by 6% for the first quarter on a constant dollar basis. Comparable store sales for the first quarter decreased by 1% on a constant dollar basis and direct to consumer revenue increased 31% on a constant dollar basis. Direct to consumer net revenue increased 27% to $83.6 million, or 19.7% of total Company revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, an increase from 17.2% of total Company revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Gross profit for the quarter increased by 5% to $205.9 million, and as a percentage of net revenue gross profit was 48.6% for the quarter compared to 50.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Income from operations for the quarter decreased by 3% to $68.0 million, and as a percentage of net revenue was 16.1% compared to 18.2% of net revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The effective tax rate for the quarter was 30.3% compared to 73.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The first quarter of fiscal 2014 included a tax expense of $30.9 million related to the repatriation of foreign earnings to fund the share buyback program. The tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 excluding the $30.9 million tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings would have been 30.1%. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.34 on net income of $47.8 million, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.13 on net income of $19.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, which included a $0.21 per share impact from the tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings. Excluding the tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings, diluted earnings per share were $0.34 in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 0.3 million shares of the Company's common stock at an average cost of $66.51 per share. The Company ended the first quarter of fiscal 2015 with $655.9 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $752.0 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Inventory at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2015 totaled $236.5 million compared to $180.4 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The Company ended the quarter with 316 stores.
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."
Updated Outlook
For the second quarter of fiscal 2015, we expect net revenue to be in the range of $440 million to $445 million based on total comparable sales in the high single digits on a constant dollar basis. Diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.31 to $0.33 for the quarter. This guidance assumes 142.3 million diluted weighted-average shares outstanding and a 30.2% tax rate. The guidance does not reflect potential future repurchases of the Company's shares.
For the full fiscal 2015, we now expect net revenue to be in the range of $2.000 billion to $2.050 billion based on total comparable sales in the mid single digits on a constant dollar basis. Diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.86 to $1.91 for the full year. This guidance assumes 142.4 million diluted weighted-average shares outstanding and a 30.2% tax rate. The guidance does not reflect potential future repurchases of the Company's shares.
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