NYSE$UA
Under Armour · Q1 2021 earnings
Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Under Armour's Q1 2021 results demonstrated improved operating model and investments, enabling delivery against strong brand demand.
Under Armour reported a strong start to 2021 with a 35% increase in revenue to $1.3 billion. The company's improved operating model and consumer connection investments drove the positive results. They are raising their full year outlook due to Q1 success.
- Revenue increased by 35% to $1.3 billion, or 32% on a currency-neutral basis.
- Wholesale revenue increased 35% to $800 million, and direct-to-consumer revenue increased 54% to $437 million.
- Gross margin increased 370 basis points to 50.0%, driven by pricing, supply chain initiatives, and channel mix.
- Diluted earnings per share was $0.17, and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.16.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Under Armour · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.26B
Revenue by segment
Under Armour · $1.26B total across 4 segments · Q1 2021
- Apparel$810M—64.4%
- Footwear$309M—24.6%
- Accessories$117M—9.3%
- Licensing$21.7M—1.7%
Forward guidance
Under Armour updated its full-year 2021 outlook, expecting revenue to be up at a high-teen percentage rate, gross margin to be up approximately 50 basis points, and adjusted operating income to reach $230 million to $240 million.
Tailwinds
- Revenue is now expected to be up at a high-teen percentage rate.
- North America is expected to have a high-teen percentage growth rate.
- The international business is expected to have a low thirties percentage growth rate.
- Gross margin is now expected to be up approximately 50 basis points.
- Adjusted operating income is expected to reach $230 million to $240 million.
Headwinds
- Sale of MyFitnessPal, which carried a high gross margin rate, will largely offset benefits from pricing and supply chain efficiency.
- Continued uncertainty related to COVID-19 could have potential material impacts on its full-year business results in 2021.
- The United States and certain other foreign jurisdictions, are considered loss jurisdictions for fiscal year 2021.
- Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021, is subject to significant variability based on the actual quarterly pre-tax results.
- There is substantial uncertainty associated with accurately projecting the Company’s GAAP-based income tax expense and GAAP-based diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021
-0.5%
Avg return
Earnings day
-2.7%
Avg return
5 days after
-2.0%
Avg return
30 days after
54%
22 / 41 earnings
Positive
+24.6%
Q4 2015
Best reaction
-27.8%
Q1 2022
Worst reaction
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| Q4 2026 | -16.8% | -15.0% | -1.2% | |
| Q3 2026 | +19.3% | +9.8% | +4.2% | |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +0.7% | -1.6% | |
| Q4 2025 | +1.7% | +7.8% | +9.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | -4.6% | -10.3% | -12.7% | |
| Q2 2025 | +8.7% | +6.8% | +12.3% | |
| Q1 2025 | +22.3% | +24.7% | +19.6% | |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5% | -0.6% | -2.0% | |
| Q3 2024 | +4.8% | +3.2% | +7.5% | |
| Q2 2024 | +1.0% | -1.8% | +19.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +1.3% | +1.3% | -6.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | -10.1% | -10.6% | -11.6% | |
| Q3 2023 | -10.9% | -12.4% | -27.2% | |
| Q2 2023 | +16.0% | +12.5% | +42.1% | |
| Q1 2023 | +1.2% | +5.6% | -10.2% | |
| Q1 2022 | -27.8% | -30.9% | -24.2% | |
| Q4 2021 | -12.8% | -12.7% | -19.2% | |
| Q3 2021 | +18.2% | +12.1% | +4.9% | |
| Q2 2021 | +13.3% | +16.9% | +11.6% | |
| Q1 2021 | +6.3% | +1.8% | -4.1% | |
| Q4 2020 | +9.5% | +7.4% | +10.9% | |
| Q3 2020 | +6.1% | +6.1% | +22.2% | |
| Q2 2020 | -13.7% | -7.3% | -10.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | -14.1% | -22.7% | +5.4% | |
| Q4 2019 | -14.9% | -14.9% | -51.8% | |
| Q3 2019 | -13.7% | -16.0% | -10.0% | |
| Q2 2019 | -16.6% | -21.3% | -30.5% | |
| Q1 2019 | +2.8% | -0.9% | +2.8% | |
| Q4 2018 | +3.8% | -0.6% | +3.9% | |
| Q3 2018 | +18.0% | +27.4% | +29.4% | |
| Q2 2018 | -2.3% | -5.1% | -0.2% | |
| Q1 2018 | +6.6% | +2.5% | +23.3% | |
| Q4 2017 | +22.5% | +19.7% | +4.9% | |
| Q3 2017 | -23.4% | -28.2% | -19.1% | |
| Q2 2017 | -9.1% | -8.3% | -16.6% | |
| Q1 2017 | +7.0% | +3.3% | -0.4% | |
| Q4 2016 | -25.1% | -27.5% | -24.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | -16.1% | -21.2% | -27.3% | |
| Q2 2016 | -8.9% | -7.9% | -1.3% | |
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