Lululemon Shares Fall on Q4 Guidance

by Christopher Freeburn | January 15, 2013 10:46 am

[1]Investors hammered shares of Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU[2]) after it announced fourth-quarter revenue estimates that were lower than Wall Street expected[3].

Lululemon shares dropped more than 6% in Tuesday morning trading.

The yoga apparel retailer said it expects fourth-quarter revenue to be near the top of its previously issued estimate of between $475 million and $480 million. That fell short of the $489 million in revenue that analysts had hoped to see, Bloomberg noted.

The company also predicted a fourth-quarter profit of 74 cents per share, which exceeded its earlier forecast by a penny and met Wall Street expectations.

Lululemon shares had surged 63% last year. The fourth quarter, which includes the holiday shopping season, produces the retailer’s best revenues.

Shares of Lululemon fell sharply in early December[4] after it posted third-quarter revenue that rose 31% over the same period in 2011 and earnings that doubled from the previous year, but still fell short of the inflated estimates of Wall Street analysts.

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[Image]: http://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LululemonPromo.jpg
LULU: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LULU
were lower than Wall Street expected: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-14/lululemon-drops-as-quarterly-outlook-trails-analysts-estimates.html
fell sharply in early December: http://investorplace.com/2011/12/lululemon-athletica-yet-another-momentum-stock-tailspin/

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