Under Armour Q4 2021 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Under Armour's Q4 2021 results showed a 9% revenue increase to $1.5 billion, with wholesale and direct-to-consumer revenues rising. The company achieved an operating income of $86 million and a net income of $110 million. For the full year, revenue was up 27% to $5.7 billion.
Revenue increased by 9 percent to $1.5 billion, reflecting an 8 percent currency-neutral growth.
Wholesale revenue increased by 16 percent to $768 million, while direct-to-consumer revenue increased by 10 percent to $720 million.
North America revenue increased by 15 percent to $1.1 billion, and international revenue increased by 3 percent to $461 million.
Diluted earnings per share was $0.23, with an adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.14.
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Forward Guidance
Under Armour’s outlook for the transition quarter ending March 31, 2022, when compared to the same calendar period of fiscal 2021, includes the following:
Positive Outlook
- Revenue is expected to increase at a mid-single-digit rate compared to the previous expectation of a low single-digit rate increase.
Challenges Ahead
- Gross margin is expected to be down 200 basis points compared to the prior year period's adjusted gross margin.
- This expectation includes approximately 240 basis points of negative impact due to higher freight expenses resulting from ongoing COVID-19 supply chain challenges in addition to unfavorable sales mix, partially offset by pricing benefits.
- Operating income is expected to reach approximately $30 million to $35 million.
- Diluted earnings per share are expected to be $0.02 to $0.03.
- This expectation includes approximately 10 percentage points of headwinds related to reductions in our spring-summer 2022 order book from supply constraints associated with ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacts.
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