Academy Sports and Outdoors Stock News

Academy Sports and Outdoors is expanding aggressively, planning to open 160-180 new stores over five years, leveraging favorable demographics in high-growth markets. Despite 11 quarters of negative same-store sales, ASO has consistently generated positive free cash flow, highlighting operational efficiency. TTM FCF yield is 11%. For fiscal year 2025, I expect ASO to deliver same-store sales gro...

Academy Sports and Outdoors is a small-cap retailer with a wide economic moat and excellent value offering to customers. The company operates 290 stores across 18 states, offering a broad range of sports and outdoor products which outpaces the comparative offerings of rivals. Despite a tough Q3, Academy maintains strong financials with impressive margins, robust cash flow, and a conservative ba...

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Academy Sports & Outdoors faces challenges with profitability and sales growth, despite boasting industry-leading metrics and expansion potential. Q3 2024 earnings show declines in net sales, net income, and EPS, with a negative trend persisting year-to-date. The company has improved its balance sheet, reduced leverage, and initiated significant share repurchase programs, indicating financial s...

I upgraded my rating for Academy Sports and Outdoors from hold to buy, citing improving same-store sales growth and a major growth driver in FY25. Despite weak recent quarterly performance, I believe ASO's SSSG is showing an improving trend. The current valuation of ASO appears attractive, and I estimated a potential upside of 13%.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call December 10, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Brad Morris - Director, Strategic Initiatives Steve Lawrence - Chief Executive Officer Carl Ford - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Emily Ghosh - Goldman Sachs Robby Ohmes - Bank of America Michael Lasser - UBS Anthony Chukumba - Loop Capital Ma...

Net Sales Decline (3.9)% ; Comparable Sales of (4.9)% GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.92 , or $0.98 Adjusted Diluted EPS 1 Year-to-Date GAAP Operating Cash Flow +29%; Year-to-Date Adjusted Free Cash Flow 1 +67% vs LY Authorizes New $700 Million Share Repurchase Program Plans to Open 20 to 25 New Stores in Fiscal 2025 KATY, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (Nasda...