Academy Sports Q4 EPS falls 14.5% to $1.89; 2025 EPS guidance $5.40 to $5.85
Academy Sports and Outdoors reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 net sales of $1.68 billion, down 6.6%, and diluted GAAP EPS of $1.89, down 14.5% from $2.21 a year earlier. For the full year, net sales fell 3.7% to $5.93 billion and diluted EPS fell 14.5% to $5.73, and the company gave initial fiscal 2025 guidance for GAAP diluted EPS of $5.40 to $5.85, with the midpoint below the 2024 result.
Key points
- Q4 comparable sales declined 3.0%, a 190 basis point improvement from the third quarter
- Fiscal 2025 guidance: net sales of $6.09 billion to $6.265 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $5.40 to $5.85
- Quarterly dividend raised 18% to $0.13 per share, payable April 17, 2025 to holders of record on March 25, 2025
- Company expects the first quarter of 2025 to be the most challenging period for sales and EPS
The filing
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