Why Lakeland Industries Shares Are Sliding After Q4 Earnings

Lakeland Industries, Inc. LAKE reported a fourth-quarter net sales decline of 27% year-over-year to $26.8 million, missing the consensus of $29.9 million.
Domestic sales were $11.2 million or 42% of total revenues, and international sales were $15.6 million or 58%.
The gross margin was 39.2% for the quarter compared with 48.5% a year ago.
Lakeland reported an operating profit of $1.1 million compared to $9.1 million a year ago. The operating margin was 4.2%, down from 24.5% in 4Q21.
EPS decreased to $0.06 from $0.96 in 4Q21, missing the consensus of $0.37.
Lakeland Industries EBITDA for Q4 was $2.2 million, down 79% Y/Y from $10.5 million in 4Q21
The company Completed $3.3 million of share repurchases during the quarter.
Free cash flow for FY22 was $6.67 million, compared to $35.44 million in FY21.
As of January 31, 2022, Lakeland had cash and cash equivalents of ~$52.7 million.
Price Action: LAKE shares are trading lower by 11.40% at $16.62 during the post-market session on Monday.

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