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Article Date: March 2023
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Lululemon Net Plunges on Mirror Writedown


A $407.9 million non-cash impairment charge for its underperforming connected fitness brand sent LULU’s net income down 72% in the final quarter to $119,811,000 from $434,504,000, as revenues grew 30% to $2,771,838,000 from $2,129,113,000 and would have been up 33% constant currency. Including an obsolescence provision for Mirror inventory and the tax impact, total Q4 damage was $442.7 million. Comp store sales increased 15% on 30% traffic growth more than offsetting lower conversion, while direct-to-consumer (e-commerce) increased 37%, accounting for 52% of total revenue. North American revenue increased 29%; international grew ... Log in to view full article.

 


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