All articles by Bob McGee – Page 6
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ArticleLululemon business healthy; US dip caused by internal product, color issues
Lululemon delivered strong Q1 results and raised its FY guidance yesterday. But it also pointed out that recent problems in its US business were caused by its own mistakes, not by competitive pressures or market conditions. The Canadian group blamed missed opportunities in not having certain smaller sizes available for ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands Group to acquire Champion from HanesBrands
HanesBrands’ decision to shed its flagging Champion business, alluded to for months, will come to fruition in the second half of its financial year. Authentic Brand Group has signed a binding agreement to purchase the Champion athletic wear business for up to $1.5 billion. The transaction, expected to close sometime ...
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ArticleFoot Locker reaffirms FY outlook as ‘Lace Up’ strategy begins gaining traction
Higher average unit prices, less promotional pricing, and an improved pipeline of new products from key vendor partners in the months ahead, including Nike, has Foot Locker confident that it will meet its FY24 financial objectives. The group, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and preparing to make a big ...
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ArticleAthleta delivers for Gap Inc. in Q1
Gap Inc.’s CEO Richard Dickson told analysts that its Athleta specialty retail chain has “significant growth potential and a clear and distinct brand positioning rooted in the Power of She.” The latter is being accelerated by a rising global interest in women’s sports and female athletes and Athleta’s decision to ...
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News briefsRetail, Other Brands lead Topsports International in FY
The Chinese group achieved year-over-year sales lifts from both its retail business and Other Brands segment (Puma, Converse, Asics, and Hoka among others) to help it realize overall FY revenue growth of 6.9 percent to 28,933.2 yuan renminbi (€3.74b) for the 12 months ended Feb. 29. Annual operating profit grew ...
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ArticleDeckers eyes more double-digit sales growth after strong FY24
Deckers Brands, the Hoka and Ugg parent, ended a successful fiscal year by reporting a 36 percent operating income increase in the final period to $144.3 million compared to $105.9 million. Gross margin expanded by 620 basis points to 56.2 percent. Revenues increased by 21 percent to $959.8 million ...
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ArticleVF Corp. fails to deliver yet again, stock tumbles nearly 12%
VF Corp. failed to exceed consensus estimates for quarterly sales and profit for a fourth consecutive quarter. The latest bad news for the parent of The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies, among others, sent VF’s shares down 11.7 percent in after-market trading yesterday. The stock has fallen 34 percent ...
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ArticleTechnical Apparel segment drives Amer Sports’ Q1 revenue growth
Bolstered by constant-currency growth of 48 percent for its Technical Apparel segment that includes the Arc’teryx business, Amer Sports delivered Q1 sales and profitability above guidance in Q1. Operating profit fell by 16 percent to $109.0 million from $130.4 million in the period ended March 31. Ebit tumbled by 67 ...
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ArticleCanada Goose exceeds expectations in Q4 due to DTC, North America
Canada Goose, which recently hired its first creative director to reshape its product portfolio and elevate its creative aesthetic, reported a 31 percent improvement in Q4 operating income to C$7.6 million (€5.1m) against a C$10.0 million loss in the year-ago period. Net income attributable to shareholders was C$5.0 million. Gross ...
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ArticleGrupo SBF’s Ebitda up 14 percent in Q1
Grupo SBF continues to make progress on key financial metrics, ranging from further inventory reductions to cost cuts, helping to reduce its year-over-year leverage by 39 percent to 843.4 million Brazilian reais (€151.6m). In Q1, the Brazilian group improved its year-over-year Ebitda by 14 percent to R$234.0 million (€42.1m) ...
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News briefsFila Holdings reports flat Q1 net
Fila Holdings’ constant currency net income increased by 0.1 percent to 123,330 million Korean won (€84.1m) against KRW 118,257 million for the period ended March 31. The Q1 operating profit declined by 2.6 percent on a constant currency basis to KRW 163,259 million (€111.3m) compared to KRW 160,379 million. The ...
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ArticleUnder Armour’s latest reset will take many months to unfold
Six weeks after returning as CEO to the company he founded, Kevin Plank will lead a restructuring at Under Armour that will focus on a premium positioning of fewer products, less promotional pricing, a greater focus on its core men’s apparel business and an accelerated bring-to-market strategy for new offerings. ...
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ArticleAlpargatas maps out new business strategy, turns Q1 profit
Alpargatas spent much of Q1 working on cash generation, capitalizing on efficiencies, and simplifying its business. The effort, largely focused on its home market, included better alignment between sell-in and sell-out levels and cash generation of $260 million Brazilian reais (€46.7m) versus cash consumption of R$271 million. The Brazilian group, ...
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ArticleOn posts another strong quarter, re-affirms FY24 objectives
The Swiss group generated 29 percent constant-currency sales growth in Q1 to surpass the CHF 500 million mark for the first time ever over three months, bolstered by a 49 percent gain in its Dtc segment and double-digit increases in shoes, apparel and accessories. With the results, On Holdings ...
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ArticleMizuno FY results exceed forecasts
The Japanese group reported a 33.5 percent increase in annual operating profit to ¥17,279 million (€102.7m) and a 44 percent year-over-year gain in profit to ¥14,311 million (€85.1m). Both figures exceeded the company’s guidance for the 12 months ended March 31. Meanwhile, Mizuno’s annual revenues increased by 8.3 percent ...
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ArticleDescente FY net rises by 14 percent, sales up 5 percent
The Japanese group reported a 14 percent increase in annual net profit to ¥12,014 million (€71.6m), exceeding guidance by 9.2 percent, and a 12 percent rise in operating income to ¥8,740 million (€58.0m) for the 12 months ended March 31. Gross margin improved by 210 basis points to 59.5 percent, ...
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ArticleYue Yuen sees ‘gradual recovery trend’ as Q1 net soars
Profit attributable to owners of the Chinese group Yue Yuen increased by 97 percent to $100.0 million from $50.8 million for the period ended March 31. Ebit rose by 82 percent to $145.1 million from $79.7 million despite a 4.9 percent decline in total revenues to $2.0 billion from $2.1 ...
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ArticleAsics’ Q1 operating income jumps by 53 percent, maintains FY outlook
Bolstered by double-digit operating profits for all five product segments, Asics Corp. reported a 53 percent increase in Q1 operating profit to ¥33,812 million (€202.0m) and a 14 percent improvement in net sales to ¥174,102 million (€1.04bn) for the period ended March 31. Net income attributable to the parent rose ...
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ArticleHanesbrands still weighing options for Champion
Senior Hanesbrands’ executives remain mum on whether the company will retain or eventually divest the Champion business. Still, they confirm the brand will likely reach its low-water sales point in Q2. The completion of an inventory clean-up and a return of the brand’s largely seasonal collegiate business should brighten Champion’s ...
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ArticleAllbirds reduces Q1 loss, confirms FY guidance
With the group’s transformation strategy in progress, Allbirds dropped its Q1 operating loss by 16 percent to $29.8 million from $35.7 million despite a 28 percent decline in sales to $39.3 million from $54.4 million. Lower overall demand and impact from retail store closures and international distributor changes contributed to ...
