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Total donations have eclipsed over $2.7 million since 2020 KATY, Texas , April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO) today announced the donation of more than $550,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® . The donation is the result of a collaboration between the two organizations on holiday-inspired t-shirts and lounge pants featuring St. Jude patient art-inspired designs.

ASO hits the 300 stores milestone with new store openings, including two debut markets. Dive in to get a clear picture.

KATY, Texas , March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: ASO) today announced its participation in the upcoming J.P. Morgan Retail Roundup Conference to be held in New York, New York from April 2, 2025 to April 3, 2025.

Company plans to open a total of 20-25 new stores in fiscal 2025, including five in Q1 KATY, Texas , March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors  ("Academy" or the "Company") ( Nasdaq: ASO ), a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is excited to announce it has surpassed 300 stores after opening its first locations in York, Pa., Harrisburg, Pa.

I am downgrading Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) to a hold rating due to a weakened macro backdrop and potential margin pressure. ASO's 4Q24 results showed concerning signs: gross margin declined 110 bps, and EBIT margin dropped to 9.6%, despite a decrease in SG&A dollars. Consumer spending has slowed, impacting ASO's discretionary product sales, and management's aggressive store expansion could further pressure margins.

ASO's fiscal fourth-quarter margins are affected by higher freight and distribution costs and lower merchandise margins.

On Friday, JPMorgan analyst Christopher Horvers reiterated the Neutral rating on Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ASO, raising the price forecast to $54 from $52.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended January 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 20, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Dan Aldridge - Vice President, Investor Relations Steve Lawrence - Chief Executive Officer Carl Ford - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Anthony Chukumba - Loop Capital Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Brian Nagel - Oppenheimer Kate McShane - Goldman Sachs Greg Melich - Evercore Michael Lasser - UBS Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Academy Sports and Outdoors Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results Conference Call. The call is being recorded and all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.82 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.21 per share a year ago.