GoPro (GPRO) Has Many Positives and Negatives Going Into Holiday Season - Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz reiterated his Perform rating on GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) saying he sees an unclear picture the rest of the year. However, the firm can point to as many positives as negatives and a month before holiday season starts, they find many conflicting factors that may swing sentiment either way.
The analyst highlighted:
ASP Trend Unfavorable: We believe GPRO's ASP peaked in 2014, a year earlier than we expected. This is due to an early discount on Hero4 Session, and the lack of flagship model refresh. We expect a round of discounts to Hero4 Black and Silver into the holiday season, which puts further pressure on ASP.
More Stores Mean More Sales? On the brighter side, GoPro has a much stronger retail presence with broader geographic coverage heading into this holiday season. Its total retail outlets grew from 25,000 to over 40,000 in a year. We believe 2H15 sell-through data points from those new stores are critical to make calls for 2016.
Model Changes: We lower our 4Q15 and 2016 revenues/EPS estimates from $723M/$0.91 and $2,175/$1.83 to $687M/$0.69 and $1,984M/$1.39. The cuts in 4Q15 was attributed to weaker expected performance in North America. Our 2016 estimate changes assume no quad-copter revenues, continued decline in the core camera market, higher opex, and minimum media content monetization.
OpCo vs. Street on 2016 Estimates: We believes consensus is overly optimistic about 2016—recent revisions only reflects near-term product cycle issue at GPRO, but our estimate reflect an irreversible structural decline in the camera market. This holiday season will go a long way in determining who is right.
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Shares of GoPro closed at $27.60 yesterday.
