Under Armour Fourth Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) will unveil its latest earnings tomorrow, Thursday, January 31, 2013. Under Armour is a developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth.

Under Armour Inc Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for profit of 46 cents per share, a rise of 48.4% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. The average estimate is the same as three months ago. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate was unchanged. It also has not changed during the last month. Analysts are projecting profit to rise by 33.3% versus last year to $1.20.

Past Earnings Performance: Last quarter, the company beat estimates by 2 cents, coming in at net income of 54 cents a share versus the estimate of profit of 52 cents a share. It marked the fourth straight quarter of beating estimates.

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A Look Back: In the third quarter, profit rose 24.6% to $57.3 million (54 cents a share) from $46 million (88 cents a share) the year earlier, exceeding analyst expectations. Revenue rose 23.6% to $575.2 million from $465.5 million.

Here’s how Under Armour traded following its last earnings report 3 months ago and leading up to its upcoming earnings report this week: