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  • Where Does Nike Stand in China?

    By Eshna De - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, GPS, NKE

    Nike (NYSE: NKE) is a world sportswear champion. The brand has become legendary through endorsements and ad campaigns featuring superstars and controversial athletes to spice things up now and then. One thing is for sure: whenever people think of sports, somewhere in their minds they visualize the famous Nike “swoosh.”

    The company isn't just popular with sports fans, either; investors also love Nike. Over the last 2 years, the more »

  • Which of These Companies Will Run Faster?

    By Eshna De - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, UA

    Statistics might suggest that the running shoe industry in the U.S. has matured with just 1% growth last year, but Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Adidas (NASDAQOTH: ADDYY) are still betting on this market. And they are not the only ones, as analysts at Credit Suisse are also predicting that growth for these two giants will mostly come from their new running shoes.

    With the new hi-tech light weight sneakers more »

  • The Players Are not the Only Ones Gaining from the NFL Draft

    By Daniel Cawrey - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, BUD, NKE, UA

    The annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting, commonly known as the NFL Draft, is the largest source of recruitment for professional football players. Over 250 former college football players are drafted, and the league minimum salary for a rookie in the NFL is $403,000.

    Professional football players get paid a lot of money, even as rookies, because the NFL gets very high ratings on television. Of the top more »

  • Can Nostalgia Keep Under Armour on Top?

    By Stephanie Faris - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, UA

    If you haven't heard of Under Armour (NYSE: UA), you're already behind the times. The company, founded in 1996, has been giving the big-name athletic companies a run for their money for several years.

    Nostalgia at play

    The latest line of athletic shirts from the in-demand company takes wearers back to their childhood. Anyone who's ever had a childhood has likely heard of Underoos, now owned by more »

  • Higher Gross Margins for Under Armour Underpins the Bullish Outlook

    By Ashit Gulati - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, UA

    Under Armour (NYSE: UA) is a leading US based retailer in the performance apparel market. The gross margins for the company have decreased since 2010. During fiscal 2012, Under Armour operated on a gross margin of 47%, which is a slight decline from previous years. Surplus inventory that led to clearance sales and higher shipping cost predominantly underpins the decline in gross margins. However, going forward, I expect the gross more »

  • No Longer In Style And Going Private

    By Mike Thiessen - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, KSWS, NKE

    Struggling shoemaker K-Swiss (NASDAQ: KSWS) received a much-needed boost from the mid-January announcement that it would be acquired by South Korea's E.Land conglomerate for around $170 million. K-Swiss had been dealing with major structural issues and had suffered losses of more than $160 million since the onset of the recent recession. In addition to cost-control problems, K-Swiss had struggled with declining sales of its tennis shoes and other more »

  • It's Gotta Be the Shoes

    By Michael Carter - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, VFC

    What if I told you that the footwear industry was approaching $50 billion a year in revenue with over $20 billion coming from the US alone? Is that something you'd be interested in?

    What if I told you this same industry, which sells products that could just as easily be sold completely online instead, has still managed positive growth in sales at brick-and-mortar locations over the last 15 years more »

  • Nike: Just did it!

    By Adarsh Agarwal - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, RL

    Nike (NYSE: NKE), creator of the “Just do it” brand, owner of “Swoosh” logo and sponsor of many high profile sportsmen and teams, just checked all the right boxes to be an investment-worthy stock. Nike shares shot up by 8% as it surpassed Wall Street expectations by posting revenue growth of 9% for the third quarter.

    Oregon-based Nike is a Fortune 500 company engaged in design, development, marketing and selling more »

  • Is This Global Athletic Footwear Maker a Buy Now?

    By Anh HOANG - March 23, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, WWW

    Recently, Nike (NYSE: NKE) has shot up by as much as 11% in just one trading day, from $53.60 to more than $59.50 per share. The market bullish attitude towards Nike was due to its recent strong third quarter earnings results. At $59.50 per share, Nike is trading around its 52-week high. Is Nike a good investment opportunity after its recent strong third quarter earnings? Or the more »

  • Why Nike Will Beat Revenue Estimates

    By julianwillis - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, WWW

    This Thursday, Mar. 21, the sports apparel and footwear behemoth from Beaverton, Oregon, known as Nike (NYSE: NKE), will report third-quarter earnings at 1:15 p.m. Pacific Time, followed by a conference call with management to run down the results. Nike management has stated that it expects revenue to grow at a low double-digit rate for the third quarter of 2013. According to the Thomson Reuters Institutional Brokers' Estimate more »

  • Why Nike Fielded Kobe as China Second-Stringer

    By Arturo Cuevas - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE

    The marketing reasons better be solid if mega-buck product endorser Kobe Bryant is cast only as a co-star with barely three seconds exposure in a video commercial. This was what Nike (NYSE: NKE) exactly did in its recent pitch “Give Me the Ball” which starred an unknown sandlot player trying to win China’s young consumers.

    This latest ad from the Oregon-based sports gear manufacturer forms part of its marketing more »

  • Is There More to Reebok’s Woes?

    By Pratik Thacker - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, CROX, NKE

    The last twelve months have been really difficult for footwear industry players, especially Adidas (NASDAQOTH: ADDYY). Along with problems of low demand, high costs and a dull holiday season the company’s Reebok brand saw a major fraud in its Indian operations. Additionally, a 10 year American football contract came to an end. The German sportswear giant posted a dull fourth quarter mainly because of goodwill impairment charges and lower more »

  • Is Quiksilver About to Surf Into a Tsunami?

    By Leo Sun - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, BLLAF, NKE, ZQK

    Surf gear company Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK) wiped out recently, after the Huntington Beach, Calif.-based company reported first quarter earnings that sorely disappointed investors. Although Quiksilver was hanging ten just a month ago - with its stock hitting a 52-week high on optimism for a recovery in the retail sector - the odds are now stacked against the company like an insurmountable wave. Should investors be considered that Quiksilver is about to more »

  • Is Skechers a Buy at its Current Price?

    By Anh HOANG - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, SKX

    Skechers (NYSE: SKX), the lifestyle footwear designer and maker, has been quite a good stock to hold in the past twelve months, as it has gained nearly 75% during that period. Since the beginning of the year, its stock price has also experienced an increase of 17%. Zacks ranks Skechers as a #1 Strong Buy. Should investors follow Zacks into this footwear maker? Let’s find out.

    Business snapshot

    Skechers more »

  • Is the Buyout Offer for K-Swiss Fair?

    By Anh HOANG - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, KSWS, NKE

    Mario Gabelli, a famous investment manager, initiated a long position in K-Swiss (NASDAQ: KSWS) on Feb. 25, after the company received a buyout offer from E.Land World for $4.75 per share in cash, or $170 million. His move might indicate that he thought a $4.75 per share offer is not enough for K-Swiss.

    Previously, he did the same thing about Caribou Coffee when the company was offered more »

  • Nike: More Than Just a Sports Brand

    By Ashit Gulati - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, UA

    Ashit is an MBA from Grenoble Ecole de Management and an experienced equity researcher.

  • Bullish Outlook for Under Armour

    By Shas Dey - February 18, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, UA

    Consumer spending in the US has been on a sharp decline in the last few years, as the economy is still feeling the lingering effects of the financial crisis. However, there are still a few retailers that have surprisingly reported a sharp growth in all business units. One of them is Under Armour (NYSE: UA). The retailer has reported sharp growth in all the segments, as the total revenue for more »

  • Don't Give Up on Under Armour's Growth

    By Josh Kohn-Lindquist - January 30, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, NKE, UA

    Preparing for Under Armour's (NYSE: UA) upcoming Q4 earnings on the 31st, I will take a deeper look at the apparel company and determine its long-term investing potential.  With traders nervous about UA's future growth runway over the last 3 months, the market has watched as 20% of the company's value has disappeared.  

    Despite the sell-off, Under Armour's P/E is still high at 45 and more »

  • Will New Ownership Breathe Life into this Shoemaker?

    By Robert Hanley - January 23, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, DSW, KSWS, NKE

    On Jan. 17, shoemaker K-Swiss (NASDAQ: KSWS) finally caught a break, as South Korean apparel distributor E-Land World offered to buy the company.  Given K-Swiss’ significant net cash holdings and outsourced business model, the acquisition is a fairly low risk bet on E-Land’s ability to engineer a business turnaround at the shoemaker.

    Founded by two brothers in 1966, K-Swiss was one of the first companies to introduce leather tennis more »

  • Insiders Have Sold Nike, Should You?

    By Anh HOANG - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: ADDYY, ICON, NKE

    At the end of December, Mark Parker, the President and CEO of Nike (NYSE: NKE) sold nearly $5 million stake in the company at the average price of $51.63 per share. The current share price is trading a bit higher than his sale price, around $52.88 per share. Should investors consider this move bearish? Let’s dig deeper.

    Business Snapshot

    Nike is the world’s manufacturer of footwear more »

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