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The Screen · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Under Armour, Inc.
UA · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $2.1B · 6,200 employees
Under Armour, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages designs, developing, marketing, and distributing performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
4.81 USD
At the last full screen 2026-09-15
Screened 2026-09-15 · the tape above runs as of 13:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its markdown label.
Under Armour, Inc. holds its Markdown at $4.81. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 11 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-15
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 11 days
Price at the screen
$4.81
Valuation
N/A trailing · 12.66 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
1.62
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
43.93%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 43.9% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
22.44%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 22.4% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.00%
Below 5%
Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-15 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 41.7% above the base estimate.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-15 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Fitness brand runs into heavy losses and overvaluation
Picture weekend athletes pulling on performance gear only to back a company that cannot turn sales into profit. Under Armour shows revenue shrinking 1 percent, a negative 10 percent profit margin and negative 30 percent return on equity, yet trades at 19.2 times forward earnings against a fair value half the current price. The opportunity rating sits at none, so we pass.
The business still designs and sells apparel, footwear and accessories across compression, fitted and loose fits, but those operations produce no economic moat that the numbers can confirm. Ethical screens raise no flags, which removes one usual reason to avoid a name, yet the financial record alone is enough to stay clear.
Cyclical consumer spending on discretionary clothing can swing sharply with fashion cycles and economic mood, and a high multiple on declining top-line and negative returns leaves little room for error. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-09-15Markdown · changed$5.02-15.3%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 15.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 9% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.
2026-08-15Distribution$5.93+0.9%Entry 4
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 0.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 9% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.
2026-07-18Distribution$5.88+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 9% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.
2026-07-03Distribution$5.88+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$5.88Entry 1
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.