Third-quarter financials for Vancouver’s Lululemon Athletica Inc. (TSX:LLL) show a 31% revenue increase.
The yoga-wear giant’s gross profit for the quarter increased 33% to $128.5 million, and as a percentage of net revenue, gross profit increased to 55.8% for the quarter from 55.1% in 2010’s fiscal third quarter.
The company, which owns 165 stores in North America and Australia, ended 2011’s third quarter with $276.9 million in cash and cash equivalents compared with $224.8 million at the end of 2010’s third quarter. Same-store sales rose 18%.
Christine Day, Lululemon’s CEO, said, “We are proud to have produced another very healthy quarter of financial results. In the third quarter we achieved year-over-year revenue growth of 31%, EPS growth of 50% and comparable sales per square foot of $1,880.”
“We are set to finish 2011 with a stronger brand, a stronger organization and we remain focused on our strategic growth opportunities.”
For fiscal 2011’s fourth quarter, the company said it expects net revenue to be in the range of $327 million to $332 million.
Jennifer Harrison
@jharrisonbiv