
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Nike Inc NKE.N:
NIKE Q1 REVENUE $11.72 BILLION VERSUS IBES ESTIMATE $11.00 BILLION
NIKE Q1 EPS $0.49
NIKE Q1 GROSS MARGIN DECREASED 320 BASIS POINTS TO 42.2%
NIKE: QUARTER-END INVENTORIES WERE $8.1 BILLION
NIKE: Q1 REVENUE FOR NIKE BRAND WERE $11.36 BILLION; CURRENCY-NEUTRAL GROWTH IN NORTH AMERICA WAS OFFSET BY A DECLINE IN GREATER CHINA