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promotional environment expected to persist; (5) implied DTC comps -2.7% by our math.
UA
S&P500(rebased) Broad based Q1 beat: Net revenue growth of 6.6% came in ahead of our +5.3%
Source:FactSet estimate with apparel (+7.3% vs. our +2% est.) and accessories (+11.8% vs. our +5%
Priced as of close of business 27 April 2017 est.) performing better than we expected while footwear (+2% vs. our +13% est.) fell
Under Armour is a leading manufacturer of athletic apparel,
short of our expectations. Gross margin contracted 64bps (vs. our 108bps contraction
footwear, and accessories, selling its products through est.) as benefits from channel and product mix were offset by inventory markdowns.
wholesalers, factory outlet stores, and online. SG&A delevered 201bps (vs. our 353bps deleverage est.) due to investments in DTC,
footwear, and int'l. Inventory (+8.1%) exceeded sales (+6.6) but looks in control.
Valuation
Our $21 target is based on a blend of 40x our 2018E EPS, 20x EV/EBITDA, and DCF.
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Category trends mixed: Apparel growth of +7.3% was driven by strength in training,
golf, and team sports. We believe the apparel business benefited from sell-in into
KSS as the overall category remains choppy due to sporting goods bankruptcies, not
enough fashion element to the apparel assortment, and heavy promotions across the
competitive set. We expect the choppy trends in NA apparel to continue in Q2 but the
outlook is likely to improve in 2H as UA laps the bankruptcies and introduces new
innovations in lifestyle (e.g. Unstoppable collection). Footwear (+2%) was in line with
managements expectation but significantly below our +13% estimate. Growth in
footwear was largely driven by golf, womens training, and running as basketball was
impacted by soft performance of Curry 3. Given the relatively soft consumer response
to Curry 3, the performance of Curry 4 will depend on the level of innovation it brings
to market. Accessories growth of 12% was driven by mens training, running, youth,
and global football.
Margin Analysis
Gross Margin Total 45.9% 44.8% 45.2% 0.43%
y/y change (bps) (1.04%) (1.08%) (0.64%)
SG&A 42.5% 46.1% 44.6% (1.51%)
leverage/(deleverage) 0.94% (3.53%) (2.01%)
EBIT Margin 3.33% (1.3%) 0.7% 1.95%
Taxes 41.97% 28.0% 199.4% 171.39%
Net Income 1.83% (1.6%) (0.2%) 1.43%
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COGS 567.1 523.1 772.9 721.6 611.9 582.4 864.5 839.3 708.5 650.5 993.6 969.0 955.6 1,195.4 1,572.2 2,057.8 2,584.7 2,898.1 3,321.6
Gross Profit 480.6 477.6 698.6 586.6 505.4 496.1 785.3 714.9 579.7 593.3 900.7 809.0 879.3 1,136.7 1,512.2 1,905.5 2,243.5 2,501.8 2,882.7
SG&A 445.8 458.3 499.3 419.8 497.9 519.2 604.2 558.3 572.6 597.1 694.8 642.1 670.6 871.6 1,158.3 1,497.0 1,823.1 2,179.6 2,506.6
Operating Incom e 34.9 19.4 199.3 166.8 7.5 (23.1) 181.1 156.6 7.1 (3.8) 206.0 166.9 208.7 265.1 354.0 408.5 420.3 322.2 376.2
Interest expense, net (4.5) (5.8) (8.2) (8.0) (7.8) (11.0) (11.0) (11.0) (10.0) (10.0) (10.0) (10.0) (5.2) (2.4) (5.3) (14.6) (26.4) (40.8) (40.0)
Other Income, net 2.7 (3.0) (0.8) (1.7) 2.6 (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) (5.3) (4.1) (6.4) (7.2) (2.8) (0.4) (4.0)
Pretax Income 33.1 10.7 190.3 157.1 2.3 (35.1) 169.1 144.6 (3.9) (14.8) 195.0 155.9 198.3 258.6 342.2 386.7 391.1 280.9 332.2
Taxes 13.9 4.3 62.1 52.2 4.6 (5.3) 50.7 43.4 (1.3) (4.9) 64.3 51.4 74.7 98.7 134.2 154.1 132.5 93.4 109.6
Net Income $19.2 $6.3 $128.2 $104.9 ($2.3) ($29.8) $118.4 $101.2 ($2.6) ($9.9) $130.6 $104.4 $123.6 $159.9 $208.0 $232.6 $258.7 $187.5 $222.6
EPS, diluted $0.04 $0.01 $0.29 $0.23 ($0.01) ($0.07) $0.27 $0.23 ($0.01) ($0.02) $0.30 $0.24 $0.29 $0.37 $0.48 $0.53 $0.58 $0.43 $0.51
Factset Consensus $0.05 $0.01 $0.25 $0.25 ($0.03) ($0.03) $0.26 $0.22 ($0.02) ($0.01) $0.29 $0.25 $0.60 $0.72 $0.49 $0.54 $0.60 $0.42 $0.50
Shares outstanding, diluted 443.3 442.9 445.9 447.6 439.4 439.4 439.4 439.4 439.4 439.4 439.4 439.4 425.2 428.6 436.0 440.9 444.9 439.4 439.4
Margin Analysis
Gross Margin Total 45.9% 47.7% 47.5% 44.8% 45.2% 46.0% 47.6% 46.0% 45.0% 47.7% 47.6% 45.5% 47.9% 48.7% 49.0% 48.1% 46.5% 46.3% 46.5%
y/y change (bps) (1.04%) (0.65%) (1.29%) (3.14%) (0.64%) (1.73%) 0.13% 1.16% (0.23%) 1.70% (0.05%) (0.50%) (0.48%) 0.82% 0.29% (0.95%) (1.61%) (0.14%) 0.13%
SG&A 42.5% 45.8% 33.9% 32.1% 44.6% 48.1% 36.6% 35.9% 44.4% 48.0% 36.7% 36.1% 36.5% 37.4% 37.6% 37.8% 37.8% 40.4% 40.4%
leverage/(deleverage) 0.94% (1.49%) 0.60% 0.72% (2.01%) (2.35%) (2.69%) (3.83%) 0.12% 0.13% (0.06%) (0.19%) 0.80% (0.83%) (0.18%) (0.22%) 0.01% (2.60%) (0.04%)
EBIT Margin 3.3% 1.9% 13.5% 12.7% 0.7% (2.1%) 11.0% 10.1% 0.6% (0.3%) 10.9% 9.4% 11.4% 11.4% 11.5% 10.3% 8.7% 6.0% 6.1%
Other income 0.3% (0.3%) (0.1%) (0.1%) 0.2% (0.1%) (0.1%) (0.1%) (0.1%) (0.1%) (0.1%) (0.1%) (0.3%) (0.2%) (0.2%) (0.2%) (0.1%) (0.0%) (0.1%)
Taxes 42.0% 40.5% 32.6% 33.2% 199.4% 15.0% 30.0% 30.0% 33.0% 33.0% 33.0% 33.0% 37.7% 38.2% 39.2% 39.9% 33.9% 33.3% 33.0%
Net Income 1.8% 0.6% 8.7% 8.0% (0.2%) (2.8%) 7.2% 6.5% (0.2%) (0.8%) 6.9% 5.9% 6.7% 6.9% 6.7% 5.9% 5.4% 3.5% 3.6%
Grow th Analysis
Revenue
Apparel 20.0% 18.9% 18.0% 7.4% 7.3% 8.0% 6.0% 14.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 23.5% 27.2% 30.0% 22.2% 15.3% 9.0% 10.0%
Footw ear 64.2% 58.0% 42.1% 36.4% 2.0% 5.0% 30.0% 35.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 31.5% 25.1% 44.2% 57.3% 49.5% 17.8% 30.0%
Accessories 26.2% 21.3% 17.6% 7.4% 11.8% 10.0% 20.0% 25.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 25.3% 30.3% 27.4% 26.0% 17.2% 17.2% 10.0%
Total Net Sales 29.6% 27.2% 22.0% 11.7% 6.3% 7.4% 11.9% 18.7% 15.0% 15.0% 14.6% 14.1% 24.7% 27.2% 31.7% 27.6% 21.5% 11.6% 14.6%
Licensing revenues 14.7% 16.0% 21.3% 20.4% 24.6% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 22.5% 22.8% 22.3% 25.3% 18.6% 20.9% 20.0%
Connected Fitness 119.4% 73.3% 39.8% 7.6% 2.3% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% - - - 177.8% 50.6% 11.8% 25.0%
Total Net Revenue 30.2% 27.7% 22.2% 11.7% 6.6% 7.8% 12.1% 18.8% 15.3% 15.3% 14.8% 14.4% 24.6% 27.1% 32.3% 28.5% 21.8% 11.8% 14.9%
Gross Profit Dollars 27.3% 26.0% 19.0% 4.4% 5.2% 3.9% 12.4% 21.9% 14.7% 19.6% 14.7% 13.2% 23.4% 29.3% 33.0% 26.0% 17.7% 11.5% 15.2%
Gross Profit Dollars ex-licensing revs 27.9% 26.5% 18.9% 3.7% 4.3% 3.1% 12.1% 22.0% 14.4% 19.6% 14.4% 12.8% 23.4% 29.6% 33.6% 26.0% 17.7% 11.1% 15.0%
SG&A 27.4% 32.0% 20.1% 9.3% 11.7% 13.3% 21.0% 33.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 21.9% 30.0% 32.9% 29.2% 21.8% 19.6% 15.0%
EBIT 26.1% (39.3%) 16.3% (6.1%) (78.4%) (219.1%) (9.1%) (6.1%) (5.2%) (83.5%) 13.7% 6.6% 28.2% 27.0% 33.5% 15.4% 2.9% (23.3%) 16.8%
Net Income 63.5% (57.0%) 27.6% (0.7%) (111.8%) (570.0%) (7.7%) (3.5%) 13.7% (66.7%) 10.3% 3.2% 32.8% 29.4% 30.1% 11.8% 11.2% (27.5%) 18.7%
EPS 62.1% (57.3%) 26.5% (1.8%) (112.0%) (573.7%) (6.3%) (1.7%) 13.7% (66.7%) 10.3% 3.2% 31.2% 28.3% 27.9% 10.5% 10.2% (26.6%) 18.7%
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information appears on the front page of this report.
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Investment Recommendation
Date and time of first dissemination: April 27, 2017, 16:26 ET
Date and time of production: April 27, 2017, 16:26 ET
Target Price / Valuation Methodology:
Under Armour - UA
Our $21 target is based on a blend of 40x our 2018E EPS, 20x EV/EBITDA, and DCF.
Risks to achieving Target Price / Valuation:
Under Armour - UA
1) We believe the primary risk to our thesis is a deceleration in sales. UA's premium multiple is predicated on the continuation of robust
sales growth and thus any perceived or actual slowdown in top-line trends would likely result in multiple compression. 2) Another risk
includes unforeseen supply chain issues that could lead to gross margin contraction and/or order cancellations. Should demand for its
product continue to outstrip supply, margins could suffer as the company is forced to compensate its customers for late deliveries.
Distribution of Ratings:
Global Stock Ratings (as of 04/27/17)
Rating Coverage Universe IB Clients
# % %
Buy 575 60.85% 39.48%
Hold 275 29.10% 18.18%
Sell 27 2.86% 11.11%
Speculative Buy 68 7.20% 69.12%
945* 100.0%
*Total includes stocks that are Under Review
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