週二，Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc（NASDAQ: ASO）的股票在其第三季度財報公佈後暴跌。 公司報告調整後的每股收益爲0.98美元，未達到分析師預期的1.30美元。季度銷售額爲13.4億美元（下降3.9%），低於市場預期的13.9億美元。 Academy Sports報告的可比銷售額下降了4.9%，相較於去年的8.0%下降幅度有所收窄。 Academy Sports季度末的現金和等價物總額爲2.96億美元，淨商品庫存爲15.3億美元，淨長期債務爲4.831億美元。 毛利率下降50個基點至34.0%。 第三季度，Academy開設了八家新店，在第四季度初又開設了五家新店，總店鋪數達到298家。截至目前，在2024財年，公司已經開設了16家新店，計劃在2025年再開設20-25家新店。 股息：Academy Sports已宣佈每股普通股季度現金股息爲0.11美元。 CEO 史蒂夫·勞倫斯表示，團隊在本季度推動了戶外部門7%的銷售增長。他指出，公司在優化新店開設流程和管道方面取得了進展，改善了網站體驗，藉助新忠誠度計劃擴展了目標市場營銷能力，並優化了供應鏈。 前景展望：Academy Sports預計2024財年淨銷售額爲58.95億至59.4億美元（此前爲58.95億至60.75億美元），低於市場預期的60.2億美元。 公司預計調整後的每股收益爲5.80至6.10美元（此前爲5.75至6.50美元），低於市場預期的6.21美元。 公司更新後的可比銷售額預期爲下降6%至下降5%（此前爲下降6%至下降3%）。 截至目前，Academy Sports and Outdoors股價年初至今下跌超過25%。投資者可以通過Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF（NASDAQ: QVAL）和SPDR S&P Retail ETF（NYSE: XRT）獲得該股的投資機會。 股價走勢：截至週二盤前，ASO股價下跌3.79%，至48.50美元。

以上內容來自Benzinga Earnings專欄，原文如下：

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc (NASDAQ:ASO) stock tanked Tuesday after its third-quarter print.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 98 cents, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.30. Quarterly sales of $1.34 billion (down 3.9%) missed the street view of $1.39 billion.

Academy Sports registered a comparable sales decline of 4.9%, comparatively narrower than the decline of 8.0% year over year.

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Academy Sports concluded the quarter with cash and equivalents totaling $296 million, net merchandise inventories amounting to $1.53 billion, and net long-term debt of $483.1 million.

The gross margin declined 50 bps to 34.0%.

Academy opened eight new stores during the third quarter and another five new stores early in the fourth quarter, bringing the total store count to 298. To date, in fiscal 2024, the company has opened 16 new stores and plans to open 20-25 stores in 2025.

Dividend: Academy Sports has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share of common stock.

CEO Steve Lawrence said the team drove a 7% sales increase in the outdoor division in the quarter. He flagged progress in refining its new store opening process and pipeline, improving its website experience, expanding its targeted marketing capabilities with its new loyalty program, and streamlining its supply chain.

Outlook: Academy Sports projects fiscal year 2024 net sales of $5.895 billion—$5.940 billion (prior $5.895 billion—$6.075 billion), compared to the $6.02 billion estimate.

The company expects adjusted EPS of $5.80-$6.10 (prior $5.75-$6.50) versus the $6.21 estimate.

The updated outlook for comparable sales is a decrease of 6% to a decline of 5% (from a prior decrease of 6% to a reduction of 3%).

Academy Sports and Outdoors stock plunged over 25% year-to-date. Investors can gain exposure to the stock through Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (NASDAQ:QVAL) and SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT).

Price Action: ASO stock is down 3.79% to $48.50 premarket at last check Tuesday.

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