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Lululemon's earnings crushed expectations, and the stock is jumping (LULU)

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People walk past a store of yogawear retailer Lululemon Athletica in downtown Vancouver June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

Lululemon reported higher-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter and full-year 2015 early Wednesday, and the stock is jumping higher.

The company announced earnings for the fourth quarter of $0.85 a share, stronger than expectations of $0.80 a share. In addition, Lululemon generated $704 million in revenue against expectations of $693 million from analysts.

"In 2015, we made bold moves across the organization, elevating design and innovation and developing our infrastructure to position us for the future," CEO Laurent Potdevin said in the earnings release. "As I look forward to 2016 and beyond, I am excited and confident that we have the right team in place to execute on our long-term strategies."

The company also saw same-store sales, or sales at retail locations open at least a year, rise 11% in the fourth quarter, much higher than the 8% expected by analysts.

Guidance for the coming year also came in around expectations. The company said it expects revenues $2.285 billion to $2.335 billion with mid-single digits same store sales growth against analysts expectations for $2.32 billion and 5.3% SSS growth. EPS guidance of $2.05 to $2.15 also held up to expectations of $2.13 per share for all of 2016.

The company's stock has rebounded significantly from lows of about $44.09 in early November after concerns over supply-chain disruptions and a miss on its third-quarter results.

In premarket trading the stock has risen around 6% to $64.89 as of 9:07 a.m. ET.

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