WASHINGTON COUNTY (dpa-AFX) - NIKE Inc. (NKE) reported that its first-quarter net income dropped to $1.05 billion or $0.70 per share from $1.45 billion or $0.94 per share in the same quarter last year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.52 per share for the first quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
NKE closed Tuesday's regular trading at $89.13 up $0.73 or 0.83%. But in the after-hours trading the stock dropped $2.82 or 3.16%.
'NIKE's first quarter results largely met our expectations. A comeback at this scale takes time, but we see early wins - from momentum in key sports to accelerating our pace of newness and innovation,' said Matthew Friend, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, NIKE, Inc.
Quarterly revenues were $11.59 billion down from $12.94 billion in the prior year. Analysts expected revenue of $11.65 billion for the quarter. Quarterly revenues were down 10 percent on a reported basis compared to the prior year and down 9 percent on a currency-neutral basis.
NIKE Brand revenues were $11.1 billion, down 10 percent on a reported basis and down 9 percent on a currency-neutral basis, due to declines across all geographies.
NIKE Direct revenues were $4.7 billion, down 13 percent on a reported basis and down 12 percent on a currency-neutral basis, primarily due to a 20 percent decrease in NIKE Brand Digital, partially offset by a 1 percent increase in NIKE-owned stores.
Wholesale revenues were $6.4 billion, down 8 percent on a reported basis and down 7 percent on a currency-neutral basis.
For more earnings news, earnings calendar, and earnings for stocks, visit rttnews.com.
Copyright(c) 2024 RTTNews.com. All Rights Reserved
Copyright RTT News/dpa-AFX