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    Capri Holdings (CPRI) Is Down 6.5% After Raising EPS Guidance Despite Kors Inventory Delays

    Simply Wall St·08/10/2026 13:27:50
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    • Capri Holdings Limited recently reported past first-quarter 2027 results, with sales easing to US$769 million while net income rose to US$69 million, and issued new second-quarter and full-year guidance outlining revenue pressures from Michael Kors inventory delays, softer EMEA demand and foreign exchange headwinds.
    • Alongside this, Capri filed a US$41.30 million shelf registration for 2,500,000 common shares tied to an employee share offering, adding a capital structure element to investors’ assessment of its improving earnings per share and cautious outlook.
    • We’ll now examine how Capri’s higher earnings guidance despite Michael Kors inventory delays may influence the company’s investment narrative and risk profile.

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    Capri Holdings Investment Narrative Recap

    To be a Capri shareholder, you need to believe that the company can translate brand repair work at Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace into durable, profitable sales, even with muted near term growth. The key short term catalyst is execution against its raised earnings guidance while managing revenue headwinds from inventory delays and softer EMEA demand. The biggest risk remains that sales stagnation persists longer than expected, which this guidance highlights but does not fundamentally change.

    The new full year fiscal 2027 guidance is the most relevant announcement here, because it connects Capri’s improving earnings outlook with very specific pressures, including about US$50 million of Michael Kors revenue delayed by inventory issues and US$50 million of softer EMEA demand. For investors focused on catalysts, this guidance frames the trade off between near term revenue headwinds and the company’s attempt to protect margins and earnings per share as it works through operational and demand challenges.

    Yet beneath the improved earnings guidance, there is a risk that ongoing revenue softness in Europe and at Michael Kors could still weigh on Capri’s longer term story that investors should be aware of...

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    Capri Holdings' narrative projects $3.7 billion revenue and $264.4 million earnings by 2029. This requires 2.0% yearly revenue growth and about a $185 million earnings increase from $79.0 million today.

    Uncover how Capri Holdings' forecasts yield a $25.22 fair value, a 65% upside to its current price.

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    Before this update, the most optimistic analysts were counting on earnings reaching about US$414 million on roughly US$3.6 billion of revenue by 2028, but this new guidance and the risk of continued revenue pressure at Michael Kors and in EMEA could push you to question whether that faster path still feels realistic or whether the consensus view of Capri’s recovery was already too aggressive.

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