Dec 6 (Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O :
* ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2017 RESULTS
* Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.56 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.43
* SEES Q4 2017 REVENUE $870 MILLION TO $885 MILLION
* SEES FY 2017 REVENUE $2.59 BILLION TO $2.605 BILLION
* Q3 REVENUE $619 MILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW $609.9 MILLION
* SEES Q4 2017 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.19 TO $1.22 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* SEES FY 2017 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.45 TO $2.48 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* SEES FY 2017 EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.20 TO $2.23
* SEES Q4 2017 EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.18 TO $1.21
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.52 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* LULULEMON ATHLETICA - QTRLY TOTAL COMPARABLE SALES INCREASED 8%, OR INCREASED 7% ON A CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
* LULULEMON ATHLETICA - QTRLY DIRECT TO CONSUMER NET REVENUE INCREASED 26%, OR INCREASED 25% ON A CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
* - SEES Q4 TOTAL COMPARABLE SALES INCREASE IN MID-SINGLE DIGITS ON A CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
* LULULEMON ATHLETICA - INVENTORIES AT END OF Q3 2017 INCREASED 9% TO $396.9 MILLION VERSUS $364.5 MILLION AT END OF Q3 2016
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $1.17 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* FY2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $2.41 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* FY2018 REVENUE VIEW $2.58 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* Q4 REVENUE VIEW $866.2 MILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S