PHILADELPHIA-- Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), a leading lifestyle products and services company which operates a portfolio of global consumer brands including the Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement, Urban Outfitters and Nuuly brands, today announced net income of $61.8 million and record first quarter earnings per diluted share of $0.65 for the three months ended April 30, 2024. For the three months ended April 30, 2024, adjusted net income was $65.5 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share were $0.69. Adjusted net income and earnings per diluted share for the three months ended April 30, 2024, excludes store impairment and lease abandonment charges. See 'Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures' included at the end of this release.

Total Company net sales for the three months ended April 30, 2024, increased 7.8% to a record $1.20 billion. Total Retail segment net sales increased 5.8%, with comparable Retail segment net sales increasing 4.6%. The increase in Retail segment comparable net sales was driven by high single-digit positive growth in digital channel sales and low single-digit positive growth in retail store sales. Comparable Retail segment net sales increased 17.1% at Free People and 10.4% at Anthropologie and decreased 13.7% at Urban Outfitters. Wholesale segment net sales increased 3.4% driven by a 6.3% increase in Free People wholesale sales due to an increase in sales to department stores and specialty customers, partially offset by a decrease in Urban Outfitters wholesale sales. Nuuly segment net sales increased by 51.4% primarily driven by a 45% increase in average active subscribers in the current quarter versus the prior year quarter.

'We are pleased to report record first quarter sales and earnings driven by continued strength at the Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement and Nuuly brands,' said Richard A. Hayne, Chief Executive Officer. 'Customer demand remains robust for our spring and summer fashion, which bodes well for continued sales growth in Q2,' finished Mr. Hayne.

Net sales by brand and segment for the three-month periods were as follows: see full release at:

http://investor.urbn.com/news-releases/news-release-details/urbn-reports-record-q1-sales-and-earnings

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