Quick Update for lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) Investors

Shares of Large-cap consumer discretionary company lululemon athletica inc. moved 0.4 this afternoon, and are now trading at $430.38 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $435.79.

Lululemon Athletica Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men.

Potential lululemon athletica inc. Investors Should Analyze the Following:

  • lululemon athletica inc. has moved 21.0% over the last year.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.9. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing lululemon athletica inc.'s estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 15.44

Understanding lululemon athletica inc.'s Operating Margins

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 8,110,518 2,757,447 16 -23.81
2022 6,256,617 2,225,034 21 10.53
2021 4,401,879 1,609,003 19 -17.39
2020 3,979,296 1,334,247 23 4.55
2019 3,288,319 1,110,379 22 29.41
2018 2,649,181 904,264 17

Over the last 6 years, lululemon athletica inc.'s operating margins have averaged 19.7%, which is better than the 10.16% Apparel Manufacturing industry average. We also note that the company's operating margins have a high coefficient of variability at 109.8%. The firm's margins exhibit a relatively stable growth trend of -0.6%.

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