Financial Results – Page 21
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Athleta Q1 sales fall by 11 percent
Athleta, the Gap-owned retailer, which continued to face consumer pushback to certain products during the period, reported an 11 percent year-over-year decline in Q1 sales to $321 million. However, revenues were 45 percent higher than in Q1/19 before the pandemic commenced. Comparable store sales fell by 13 percent. Athleta ...
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Hummel sets five-year targets, new DC costs impact FY22 profitability
After achieving a record turnover in 2022 of 2.218 billion Danish kroner (€297.8m), a 20 percent year-over-year increase in local currency from DKK 1.858 billion in 2021, Hummel has established its growth target for 2028. The Danish group is aiming to reach DKK 4 billion (€537m) and a minimum annual ...
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Topsports sticks to gameplay despite volatile years
The Chinese sportswear retailer offering a portfolio of athletic brands, dominated by Nike and Adidas, suffered a 25 percent drop in net income attributable to shareholders to 1,836.6-million-yuan renminbi (€258.8m) for the 12 months ended Feb. 28. Gross margin slipped by 170 basis points to 41.7 percent from 43.3 percent ...
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Munich sees sales jump 40%
Spanish sneaker brand Munich has registered a 40 percent sales increase for 2022, La Vanguardia has reported. Revenues for the full year 2022 reached €74.3 million, primarily driven by padel (+52 percent), domestic sales (+35 percent) and strong international sales. Munich was founded in 1939 by Luís Berneda in Sant ...
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Cost-cutting helps Nautilus reduce Q4 operating loss
Aiming to strengthen its financial footing and return to profitable growth in FY24, Nautilus lowered its Q4 operating loss by 20 percent to a loss of $17.5 million versus a loss of $21.9 million through numerous cost-cutting measures in recent months. These actions included reducing its workforce by 15 percent ...
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VF Corp. has a “realistic” turnaround strategy in place
VF Corp., which has begun a rigorous six- to 12-month process to find a new CEO, says it has a plan in place that will improve its sales and profitability fortunes over the next 12 months. It centers on continued growth for its The North Face (TNF), EMEA, and direct-to-consumer ...
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JD Sports eyes 3.9% profit increase before tax and adjusted items in FY24
Britain’s JD Sports, coming out of a financial year where Ebit declined by 33 percent to £440.9 million (€507.6m) from £654.7 million due to exits from branded fashion businesses and the cost of shuttering its South Korea operations at a total expense of £550.5 million, is aiming to hit the ...
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Farfetch reports Q1 loss, but GMV grows in key markets
Farfetch Limited, the Internet platform for luxury goods whose year-over-year SKU base grew to a record 17 million units from over 1,400 sellers in Q1, lost $174.3 million against a profit of $728.8 million in the period ended March 31. Revenues increased by 8.1 percent to $556.4 million from $514.8 ...
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Foot Locker lowers full-year outlook on “challenging backdrop”
Foot Locker, after reporting a 73 percent drop in Q1 operating income to $61 million and an 11.4 percent decline in total sales to $1,927 million for the period ended April 29, dialed back its FY23 outlook for revenues, comp sales and gross margin for the 12 months. The news ...
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KMD Brands sees sales growth across brands in Q3
New Zealand-based company KMD Brands offered a trading update on its three brands for the period ended April 23, saying Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz each generated sales growth. With the group reporting Q3 consolidated, year-over-year sales growth of 15.6 percent, Oboz had the period’s largest sales increase at 120.3 ...
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Björn Borg increases sales and profit in Q1
Björn Borg AB, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2007, has started the new fiscal year with good sales and very good development in operating profit. “The fact that we increased our operating profit in the quarter to SEK 31.4 million [€2.76m], despite the continued weak krona and a troubled world, ...
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Alibaba misses revenue forecast
China’s Alibaba Group reported that its revenue had missed the forecasts for its Q4. The company is struggling to attract new users as the Chinese e-commerce market matures and new competitors chip away at market share. Alibaba posted revenue of 208.2 billion yuan renminbi (€27.5bn) in the three months ended ...
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Goldwin swings to strong FY profit
Goldwin’s operating profit surged by 33 percent to ¥21,904 million (€159.9m) from ¥16,501 million for the 12 months ended March 31. Annual net profit increased by 46 percent to ¥20,977 million (€153.1m) from ¥14,350 million as 12-month revenues rose by 17 percent to ¥115,052 million (€839.9 m) from ¥98,235 million. ...
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South Korea, North America pace Dunlop’s Q1 sales growth
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries sports segment generated a 37.2 percent year-over-year increase in Q1 net income to ¥5,459 million (€39.9m) from ¥3,980 million. Quarterly sales in the Dunlop Sports unit, bolstered by higher year-over-year golf sales in North America and South Korea and strong tennis sales in Europe, rose by ...
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Strong regional demand fuels Yonex’s FY23 results
Yonex reported double-digit gains in operating profit and total sales for the 12 months ended March 31. The Japanese group’s FY23 operating profit rose by 49 percent to ¥10,063 million (€70.4m), and net profit increased by 27 percent to ¥7,331 million (€51.3m). Annual revenues grew nearly 44 percent to ¥107,019 ...
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EMEA, Asia-Pacific fuel Q4 sales growth for Canada Goose
Higher direct-to-consumer revenues coupled with the absence of pandemic-related restrictions helped Canada Goose achieve double-digit revenue growth in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions in Q4 ended April 2. Period operating income was C$17.2 million (€11.9m) versus C$0.9 million, but the group reported a net loss of C$10.0 million (€6.9m) against ...
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Descente forecasts 9 percent FY23 operating income growth
Descente’s annual revenues of ¥120,614 million (€815.5m) in FY22 exceeded its Nov. 2022 forecast of ¥118,000 million as the company generated higher year-over-year sales in Japan, South Korea and China. The group realized significant profit improvement in both Japan and South Korea but lower year-over-year profits in China due to ...
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Aqualung expects double-digit growth in 2023, pursues “Horizon 2027” strategy
The Aqualung Group initiated a global plan 8 months ago, “Horizon 2027,” aimed at expanding its global leadership position in diving equipment, including for military and professional applications, as well as high-performance water sports products. The renewed executive team, led by Bruno Cercley, President and CEO since December 2022, is ...
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On Holding raises FY23 outlook; UK, Germany drive EMEA in Q1
On Holding hiked its FY23 revenue forecast by 2.4 percent to at least 1.74 billion (€1.79b) today as it reported 78 percent Q1 revenue growth to CHF 420.2 million (€418.6m) and a 166 percent year-over-year Ebit increase to CHF 51.5 million (€52.9m) for the three months ended March 31. Other ...
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Technogym posts double-digit sales increase in Q1, driven by B2B
Technogym, the Italian specialist in equipment and digital technologies for fitness, has reported consolidated revenues of €175 million for the first quarter of 2023, representing a 15.2 percent increase compared to the same period of 2022, or a 15.5 percent increase at constant exchange rates. The sales increase was driven ...