Under Armour introduced a broad restructuring plan on Thursday because it stated gross sales in its largest market, North America, plunged 10% and predicted the development will worsen all through its present fiscal yr. 

The athletic attire retailer additionally noticed earnings sink by greater than 96% throughout its fiscal fourth quarter, in contrast with the year-ago interval. 

It’s unclear what number of workers Under Armour will lay off as a part of the restructuring, however the plan is anticipated to value between $70 million and $90 million, a portion of which will likely be used for worker severance and advantages prices. The firm declined to share extra info with CNBC about its restructuring.

The firm’s shares had been down greater than 2% in morning buying and selling. 

Here’s how the athletic attire retailer did in its fiscal fourth quarter in contrast with what Wall Street was anticipating, primarily based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:

• Earnings per share: 11 cents adjusted vs. 8 cents anticipated
• Revenue: $1.33 billion vs. $1.33 billion anticipated

The firm’s reported internet earnings for the three-month interval that ended March 31 was $6.6 million, or 2 cents per share, in contrast with $170.6 million, or 38 cents per share, a yr earlier. Excluding one-time gadgets, the corporate reported earnings of 11 cents per share. 

Sales dropped to $1.33 billion, down about 5% from $1.4 billion a yr earlier. 

During the quarter, gross sales in North America declined 10% to $772 million, worse than the $780 million that analysts had anticipated, in line with StreetAccount. 

Under Armour stated it expects gross sales to proceed to worsen in North America. The firm anticipates they may drop between 15% and 17% in its present fiscal yr. 

“Due to a confluence of factors, including lower wholesale channel demand and inconsistent execution across our business, we are seizing this critical moment to make proactive decisions to build a premium positioning for our brand, which will pressure our top and bottom line in the near term,” founder and CEO Kevin Plank stated in a press release. 

“Over the next 18 months, there is a significant opportunity to reconstitute Under Armour’s brand strength through achieving more, by doing less and focusing on our core fundamentals,” he added.

Across Under Armour’s enterprise, the corporate is anticipating income to be down “at a low-double-digit percentage rate” in its present fiscal yr, whereas analysts had anticipated gross sales to develop by 2.1%, in line with LSEG. 

The firm is planning to chop down on promotions and discounting, which it expects will lead its gross margin to rise between 0.75 and 1 share level for the fiscal yr. 

It’s anticipating diluted earnings per share to be between 2 cents and 5 cents and adjusted diluted earnings per share to be between 18 cents and 21 cents for the yr. Analysts had anticipated earnings per share of 52 cents, in line with LSEG. 

Under Armour’s tough quarter comes about two months after the retailer introduced former Marriott government Stephanie Linnartz could be stepping down from her function as CEO after barely a yr on the job and Plank would as soon as once more take the helm of the corporate he based in 1996. 

Linnartz was the second CEO the corporate has cycled via in lower than two years. 

She was employed on a wager that her expertise constructing out Marriott’s famend Bonvoy loyalty program and driving digital income for the resort large would offset her lack of expertise within the retail trade. Before her departure, she managed to overtake Under Armour’s C-suite and construct out its loyalty program. She was trying to pivot the model’s assortment to a extra athleisure-focused providing that had extra trendy choices for ladies. 

Ultimately, she was ousted earlier than these plans might turn out to be a actuality. Following the announcement of Linnartz’s departure, numerous analysts downgraded Under Armour and lowered their worth targets. Shares of the corporate had been down about 23% yr thus far, as of Wednesday’s shut. 

Read the total earnings launch right here.