Academy Sports Is A One-Foot Hurdle

Jacob Franklin
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Summary

  • ASO is priced as though its earnings are set to fall off a cliff.
  • The company's management is guiding for only a small decrease in sales and EPS.
  • ASO has attractive unit economics and a long runway for growth.
  • Their previous financial performance implies most of the potential downside is priced into the current valuation.

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Thesis

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) looks cheap based on traditional valuation metrics. The market doesn't believe that the current earning levels are sustainable.

Management is guiding for a slowdown in sales of between 1-3% and

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