Under Armour Inc shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing the sports apparel company of concealing how it pulled sales forward from future quarters to meet Wall Street revenue forecasts, the subject of a recent regulatory settlement, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Under Armour shareholders can sue over sales disclosures -judge
By Jonathan Stempel
Reuters
(Reuters) - Under Armour Inc shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing the sports apparel company of concealing how it pulled sales forward from future quarters to meet Wall Street revenue forecasts, the subject of a recent regulatory settlement, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett in Baltimore said the shareholders securities fraud claims were plausible, after taking into account Under Armour s $9 million civil settlement on May 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC had found that the Baltimore-based company misled investors by not disclosing that significant portions of its revenue and revenue growth resulted from its having accelerated sales orders over six quarters in 2015 and 2016.
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By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) â Under Armour Inc shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing the sports apparel company of concealing how it pulled sales forward from future quarters to meet Wall Street revenue forecasts, the subject of a recent regulatory settlement, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett in Baltimore said the shareholdersâ securities fraud claims were âplausible,â after taking into account Under Armourâs $9 million civil settlement on May 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC had found that the Baltimore-based company misled investors by not disclosing that significant portions of its revenue and revenue growth resulted from its having accelerated sales orders over six quarters in 2015 and 2016.