March 27 (Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O :
* . ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR FISCAL 2018 RESULTS; BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES $500.0 MILLION STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
* Q4 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.85
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.65
* SEES FY 2019 REVENUE $3.7 BILLION TO $3.74 BILLION
* SEES Q1 2019 REVENUE $740 MILLION TO $750 MILLION
* Q4 REVENUE ROSE 26 PERCENT TO $1.2 BILLION
* Q4 REVENUE ESTIMATE $911.7 MILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $1.27 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* SEES Q1 2019 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.68 TO $0.70
* SEES FY 2019 EARNINGS PER SHARE $4.48 TO $4.55
* QTRLY COMPARABLE SALES INCREASE 16%, OR 17% ON A CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
* SEES FY 2019 TOTAL COMPARABLE SALES INCREASE IN LOW-DOUBLE DIGITS ON A CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
* SEES Q1 2019 TOTAL COMPARABLE SALES INCREASE IN LOW-DOUBLE DIGITS ON A CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
* Q1 REVENUE VIEW $743.0 MILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* FY REVENUE VIEW $3.72 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* INVENTORIES AT END OF FISCAL 2018 INCREASED BY 23% TO $404.8 MILLION COMPARED TO $329.6 MILLION AT END OF FISCAL 2017
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.67 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* FY EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $4.40 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA