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Nike's going back to the past to ensure its future.
Matt Powers, Managing Partner at Powers Advisory Group, is optimistic about Nike's new CEO, Elliot Hill, but advises waiting for the earnings report before increasing investments. He highlights Nike's global brand and potential growth in China.
Nike (NKE) will report fiscal first-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday, and analysts are projecting sales and profits to decline year-over-year—but calling for little upside to the stock.
As Nike prepares to report earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 Tuesday (Oct. 1), the company faces significant hurdles marked by a leadership transition and shifting market dynamics. Elliott Hill will take over as CEO from John Donahoe on Oct.
UPDATE—Sept. 30, 2024: This article has been updated to reflect more recent analyst estimates and share price information.
Investors and analysts expect Nike to lower annual forecasts on Tuesday when it posts quarterly results, the company's first earnings report since announcing a new CEO earlier this month.
Nike reports their fiscal Q1 '25 after the market closes on Tuesday, October 1, '24. Sell-side consensus is expecting $0.52 in EPS, roughly $878 million in operating income on $11.6 billion in revenue for expected y-o-y declines of -45% in EPS, -45% in operating income and -10% in revenue. Full-year fiscal '25 consensus is currently expecting a decline of 5% in revenue and -23% in EPS. The expected revenue decline for fiscal '25 is historic, since it's not preceded by an economic event. Nike's valuation is much more attractive on a relative basis than at any point in the last 10 years, trading at 2.1x trailing-twelve-month revenue.
The market is focused on inflation and jobs data, with a 50% chance of a Fed rate cut in November. Nike's earnings report is crucial, with expected revenue drops and a new CEO, Elliott Hill, starting soon.
The unemployment rate is expected to hold at 4.2% in September, with 145,000 new jobs. Plus, earnings from Carnival, Nike, McCormick, and Levi Strauss.
After a months-long consumer flight from new sneakers and new clothing, Nike Inc. is bringing in a new chief executive. Investors liked the news.
Nike still has plenty of opportunities to expand in a $300 billion athletic wear industry. UPS is seeing the early signs of a turnaround, but investors can still buy the stock and get an attractive 5% yield.