DICK'S Sporting (DKS) Tops Q4 Earnings & Sales; Stock Dips
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS, the sporting goods retailer, came out with fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 results, wherein adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share jumped 17% year over year, also coming ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29. Results were mainly driven by robust comparable store sales (comps), coupled with gross margin expansion.
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc Price and EPS Surprise
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Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2017 has shown a slight downtrend over the last 7 days. However, in the trailing four quarters (excluding the quarter under review), the company has outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by an average of 8.8%.
Revenues: Dick's Sporting generated total sales of nearly $2,483.4 million that jumped 10.9% year over year, and also cruised ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,468 million. Further, consolidated comps grew about 5%, including 5.3% comps growth at DICK’S Sporting Goods, along with a 13.2% increase at Golf Galaxy comps.
Key Events: On Feb 9, 2017, management declared a 12% hike in quarterly cash dividend to 17 cents per share on the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. This is payable on Mar 31, 2017 to shareholders of record as on Mar 10.
Further, Dick's Sporting repurchased roughly 0.6 million shares worth $29.7 million during the quarter. In fiscal 2016, the company bought back 3.1 million shares for $145.7 million, following which it had shares worth roughly $1.041 million remaining under its standing authorization that extends through 2021.
Outlook: Following the results, the company issued its fiscal 2017 outlook. For fiscal 2017, which will have an additional week, the company expects adjusted earnings to range from $3.65 - $3.75 per share. Further, consolidated comps growth is anticipated in a range of 2% - 3%.
For the first-quarter of fiscal 2017, the company envisions earnings per share to lie in the band of 50 – 55 cents, while it anticipates comps growth to range from 3% to 4%.
Zacks Rank: Currently, Dick's Sporting carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) which is subject to change following the earnings announcement.
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Stock Movement: Dick's Sporting shares fell over 3% during pre-market trading hours following the fourth-quarter results.
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