Shares of Foot Locker plummet, as earnings miss Wall Street estimates

Shares of Foot Locker plummeted nearly 16 percent in morning trading Friday, as the shoe retailer’s fiscal first-quarter earnings missed Wall Street profit and revenue estimates.

The company is under pressure as shoe companies, like Nike, are bypassing retailers altogether by selling directly to their customers. Meantime, the broader shoe industry is facing its own challenges, as President Donald Trump has threatened to levy more tariffs on footwear imported from China. It is one of more than than 170 shoe retailers, including Nike, Under Armour and Adidas that recently sent a letter to the White House asking Trump to reconsider.

Here’s what the company reported for the quarter ended May 4 compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by Refinitiv:

• Adjusted earnings per share: $1.53 vs. $1.60 expected
• Revenue: $2.08 billion vs. $2.11 billion expected

On an unadjusted basis, Foot Locker reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $172 million, or $1.52 per share, up from $165 million, or $1.38 per share a year earlier. 

Net sales rose 2.62% to $2.08 billion, missing expectations of $2.11 billion.