Stock Analysis on Net

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU)

Analysis of Profitability Ratios
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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

lululemon athletica inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

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Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 58.31% 56.97% 56.75% 56.16% 55.39% 56.25% 56.53% 56.88% 57.68% 57.80% 57.62% 56.87% 55.98% 55.58% 55.31% 55.50% 55.87% 55.51% 55.38% 55.34% 55.23%
Operating profit margin 22.17% 16.69% 17.51% 17.29% 16.38% 21.49% 21.38% 21.07% 21.31% 20.50% 20.78% 19.71% 18.63% 19.13% 19.37% 20.60% 22.34% 21.45% 21.34% 21.35% 21.46%
Net profit margin 16.12% 10.89% 11.40% 11.24% 10.54% 15.66% 15.60% 15.36% 15.59% 14.87% 14.96% 14.17% 13.38% 13.69% 13.94% 15.01% 16.22% 15.10% 14.93% 14.77% 14.71%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 36.63% 28.38% 28.51% 28.77% 27.15% 38.48% 38.55% 38.24% 35.60% 32.75% 30.94% 26.71% 23.02% 25.76% 26.96% 31.46% 33.07% 34.33% 35.46% 36.97% 33.46%
Return on assets (ROA) 21.86% 16.61% 16.81% 17.14% 15.25% 22.03% 22.39% 21.72% 19.73% 19.04% 18.76% 16.29% 14.07% 15.36% 15.44% 18.04% 19.67% 19.83% 19.83% 20.51% 23.21%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. lululemon athletica inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. lululemon athletica inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. lululemon athletica inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. lululemon athletica inc. ROE deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. lululemon athletica inc. ROA deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Gross Profit Margin

lululemon athletica inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Gross profit 1,903,425 1,256,664 1,298,511 1,150,805 1,527,619 1,038,852 1,055,476 870,393 1,236,172 829,393 842,686 700,314 1,012,734 627,354 489,501 334,402 810,826 505,044 485,796 421,720 668,583 406,777 396,194 344,733
Net revenue 3,205,103 2,204,218 2,209,165 2,000,792 2,771,838 1,856,889 1,868,328 1,613,463 2,129,113 1,450,421 1,450,618 1,226,465 1,729,549 1,117,426 902,942 651,962 1,397,491 916,138 883,352 782,315 1,167,458 747,655 723,500 649,706
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 58.31% 56.97% 56.75% 56.16% 55.39% 56.25% 56.53% 56.88% 57.68% 57.80% 57.62% 56.87% 55.98% 55.58% 55.31% 55.50% 55.87% 55.51% 55.38% 55.34% 55.23%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Nike Inc. 44.30% 43.96% 43.52% 43.52% 43.85% 44.59% 45.38% 45.98% 46.20% 45.96% 45.28% 44.82% 43.26% 42.91% 43.15% 43.42% 44.87% 45.09% 45.06% 44.67% 44.47% 44.15% 43.97%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross profitQ4 2024 + Gross profitQ3 2024 + Gross profitQ2 2024 + Gross profitQ1 2024) ÷ (Net revenueQ4 2024 + Net revenueQ3 2024 + Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024)
= 100 × (1,903,425 + 1,256,664 + 1,298,511 + 1,150,805) ÷ (3,205,103 + 2,204,218 + 2,209,165 + 2,000,792) = 58.31%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. lululemon athletica inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Operating Profit Margin

lululemon athletica inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Income from operations 913,890 338,115 479,257 401,414 314,426 352,427 401,208 260,347 590,556 257,947 291,031 193,821 457,906 204,920 124,409 32,751 416,487 175,829 167,982 128,812 331,420 135,903 134,208 104,305
Net revenue 3,205,103 2,204,218 2,209,165 2,000,792 2,771,838 1,856,889 1,868,328 1,613,463 2,129,113 1,450,421 1,450,618 1,226,465 1,729,549 1,117,426 902,942 651,962 1,397,491 916,138 883,352 782,315 1,167,458 747,655 723,500 649,706
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 22.17% 16.69% 17.51% 17.29% 16.38% 21.49% 21.38% 21.07% 21.31% 20.50% 20.78% 19.71% 18.63% 19.13% 19.37% 20.60% 22.34% 21.45% 21.34% 21.35% 21.46%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Nike Inc. 11.61% 11.76% 11.32% 11.55% 12.17% 12.99% 13.25% 14.29% 15.21% 15.48% 15.79% 15.58% 10.87% 9.67% 8.94% 8.33% 12.55% 12.84% 12.51% 12.20% 12.40% 12.41% 12.54%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Income from operationsQ4 2024 + Income from operationsQ3 2024 + Income from operationsQ2 2024 + Income from operationsQ1 2024) ÷ (Net revenueQ4 2024 + Net revenueQ3 2024 + Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024)
= 100 × (913,890 + 338,115 + 479,257 + 401,414) ÷ (3,205,103 + 2,204,218 + 2,209,165 + 2,000,792) = 22.17%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. lululemon athletica inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Net Profit Margin

lululemon athletica inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 669,468 248,714 341,603 290,405 119,811 255,470 289,521 189,998 434,504 187,788 208,074 144,956 329,837 143,643 86,801 28,632 298,021 125,982 124,990 96,603 218,465 94,413 95,770 75,153
Net revenue 3,205,103 2,204,218 2,209,165 2,000,792 2,771,838 1,856,889 1,868,328 1,613,463 2,129,113 1,450,421 1,450,618 1,226,465 1,729,549 1,117,426 902,942 651,962 1,397,491 916,138 883,352 782,315 1,167,458 747,655 723,500 649,706
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 16.12% 10.89% 11.40% 11.24% 10.54% 15.66% 15.60% 15.36% 15.59% 14.87% 14.96% 14.17% 13.38% 13.69% 13.94% 15.01% 16.22% 15.10% 14.93% 14.77% 14.71%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Nike Inc. 10.14% 10.28% 9.82% 9.90% 10.82% 11.47% 11.96% 12.94% 13.06% 13.32% 13.17% 12.86% 8.90% 7.39% 7.20% 6.79% 10.46% 11.21% 10.81% 10.30% 10.79% 5.66% 5.57%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net incomeQ4 2024 + Net incomeQ3 2024 + Net incomeQ2 2024 + Net incomeQ1 2024) ÷ (Net revenueQ4 2024 + Net revenueQ3 2024 + Net revenueQ2 2024 + Net revenueQ1 2024)
= 100 × (669,468 + 248,714 + 341,603 + 290,405) ÷ (3,205,103 + 2,204,218 + 2,209,165 + 2,000,792) = 16.12%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. lululemon athletica inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Return on Equity (ROE)

lululemon athletica inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 669,468 248,714 341,603 290,405 119,811 255,470 289,521 189,998 434,504 187,788 208,074 144,956 329,837 143,643 86,801 28,632 298,021 125,982 124,990 96,603 218,465 94,413 95,770 75,153
Stockholders’ equity 4,232,081 3,525,849 3,533,482 3,320,076 3,148,799 3,039,204 2,857,798 2,668,050 2,740,046 2,658,455 2,671,166 2,639,855 2,558,566 2,162,953 2,001,102 1,835,787 1,952,218 1,648,736 1,507,379 1,366,720 1,445,975 1,406,757 1,320,215 1,636,234
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 36.63% 28.38% 28.51% 28.77% 27.15% 38.48% 38.55% 38.24% 35.60% 32.75% 30.94% 26.71% 23.02% 25.76% 26.96% 31.46% 33.07% 34.33% 35.46% 36.97% 33.46%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Nike Inc. 36.77% 37.46% 36.16% 36.20% 37.70% 36.89% 35.65% 39.57% 41.30% 41.34% 42.41% 44.86% 28.73% 26.56% 29.16% 31.52% 47.74% 48.89% 46.78% 44.57% 46.61% 24.69% 23.08%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net incomeQ4 2024 + Net incomeQ3 2024 + Net incomeQ2 2024 + Net incomeQ1 2024) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (669,468 + 248,714 + 341,603 + 290,405) ÷ 4,232,081 = 36.63%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. lululemon athletica inc. ROE deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Return on Assets (ROA)

lululemon athletica inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 669,468 248,714 341,603 290,405 119,811 255,470 289,521 189,998 434,504 187,788 208,074 144,956 329,837 143,643 86,801 28,632 298,021 125,982 124,990 96,603 218,465 94,413 95,770 75,153
Total assets 7,091,941 6,022,264 5,992,458 5,571,544 5,607,038 5,309,436 4,920,711 4,697,212 4,942,478 4,572,007 4,405,098 4,329,831 4,185,215 3,627,920 3,494,027 3,201,786 3,281,354 2,855,144 2,694,744 2,463,020 2,084,711 1,981,011 1,881,157 2,011,705
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 21.86% 16.61% 16.81% 17.14% 15.25% 22.03% 22.39% 21.72% 19.73% 19.04% 18.76% 16.29% 14.07% 15.36% 15.44% 18.04% 19.67% 19.83% 19.83% 20.51% 23.21%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Nike Inc. 14.00% 14.24% 13.73% 13.51% 14.31% 14.21% 13.73% 14.99% 15.45% 15.85% 16.04% 15.17% 9.47% 8.11% 8.09% 8.10% 16.47% 17.19% 16.40% 16.99% 18.22% 9.50% 9.23%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net incomeQ4 2024 + Net incomeQ3 2024 + Net incomeQ2 2024 + Net incomeQ1 2024) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (669,468 + 248,714 + 341,603 + 290,405) ÷ 7,091,941 = 21.86%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. lululemon athletica inc. ROA deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.