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Why Even Nike Hates Foreign Currencies Right Now

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Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) reported its fiscal third-quarter financial results on Thursday after the close of trading. The sports apparel giant had very strong earnings, but this would have been far better had its currency issues not been such a drag. Nike reported $0.89 in earnings per share (EPS) on $7.46 billion in revenue, compared to Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $0.84 in EPS on $7.62 billion in revenue. The same quarter from the previous year had $0.76 in EPS on $6.97 billion in revenue.

Gross margin for the third quarter expanded by 140 basis points to 45.9%. This benefit came from a continued shift in mix to higher margin products, but it was partially offset by higher product input and warehousing costs.

During the third quarter, Nike repurchased a total of 6.5 million shares for approximately $612 million as part of the four-year, $8 billion program approved by the board of directors in September 2012. As of the end of the third quarter, a total of 74.1 million shares had been repurchased under this program for approximately $5.3 billion, an average cost of $71.13 per share.

Worldwide futures orders that were scheduled for delivery between March 2015 and July 2015 were up 2%. As you can see in the table below, it would be much higher at 11% excluding currency changes. In terms of its growth, Nike is on point, but the company just needs to get through this currency storm before it can truly realize all the revenue it is currently missing out on.

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Mark Parker, president and CEO of Nike, said:

Our strong third quarter results show that our growth strategies are working, even under challenging macroeconomic conditions. Nike has the ability to deliver consistent shareholder value due to the strength of our brand, our relentless commitment to innovation and our powerful portfolio that allows us to invest in the opportunities with the highest potential for growth as well as manage risk.

Shares of Nike closed Thursday up 0.8% at $98.32. Following the release of the earnings report, shares were up another 0.5% or so in the after-hours trading session. The stock has a consensus analyst price target of $102.24 and a 52-week trading range of $70.60 to $99.76.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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