Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) reported second-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Aug. 3) results, wherein adjusted earnings met the Zacks Consensus Estimate but net sales missed the same. The bottom and top lines declined on a year-over-year basis.The quarterly results reflect lower sales across the sports and recreation merchandise and the apparel merchandise divisions due to ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties and a decline in consumers’ discretionary spending. Also, a temporary reduction in outbound sh ...