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Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) to Report Q1 Earnings: What to Expect?

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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO - Free Report) is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Jun 11. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.6%.

Q1 Estimates   

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.24 per share, indicating a decline of 4.6% from $1.30 a year ago.

The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $1.37 billion, suggesting a decrease of 0.7% from the year-ago figure.

Factors to Note

Academy Sports and Outdoors’ fiscal first-quarter performance is likely to have been hurt by dismal comparable sales performance. A decrease in discretionary spending by middle and low-income consumers is likely to have hurt the company. Additionally, ASO's underperforming categories like Outdoor are also projected to have contributed to the weak performance.

However, product innovation and expansion efforts are likely to have aided. An increase in demand for indoor and outdoor games, bikes, fitness equipment and outdoor cooking bodes well.

The company’s focus on omnichannel improvements and digital enhancements, as well as strengthening its inventory position (with seasonally appropriate products) to ensure growth momentum, also bodes well.

What the Zacks Model Unveils

Our proven model predicts an earnings beat for Academy Sports and Outdoors this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Academy Sports and Outdoors has an Earnings ESP of +2.11% and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present.

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