Overview
- For the quarter ended Nov. 30, Nike reported modest revenue growth of about 1% with an earnings beat, while management signaled continued margin headwinds.
- Channel performance diverged as wholesale revenue rose 8% to $7.5 billion, Nike Direct fell about 8% to roughly $4.6 billion, and Converse declined around 30% to about $300 million.
- Regional results were mixed with North America showing improvement as China’s performance disappointed.
- Inventory fell roughly 3%, the company paid about $598 million in dividends, and cash remained close to a quarter of total assets.
- Shares dropped 10.5% the day after earnings and are down roughly 20% this year, with several commentators describing the stock as a hold at around 40 times forward earnings.