Financial Results – Page 31
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ArticleUnder Armour “more optimistic” about brand despite current headwinds
Under Armour has lowered its full-year revenue and operating income outlooks and continues to see short-term business climate hazards. Yet, company senior executives are confident that turnaround initiatives being undertaken over recent months will pay off in 2023 and beyond. The group has zeroed in on making the 16- to ...
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ArticleGrupo SBF results affected by investments in vital systems
Grupo SBF, the operator of Brazil’s top sporting goods chain Centauro, suffered a 68 percent decline in adjusted Ebitda to 161,043,000 Brazilian reais (€31.5m) for the period ended Sept. 30. Gross margin, however, improved to 47.9 percent from 44.9 percent. Adjusted net profit, which excludes non-recurring expenses, declined 66 percent ...
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News briefsVulcabras continues gains from footwear portfolio
Vulcabras’ recurring net income rose 36 percent to 99.9 million Brazilian reais (€19.6m) from BRL 73.6 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Ebitda declined 4.8 percent to R$132.2 million (€25.9m) from R$138.9 million, as the gross margin improved to 37.7 percent from 36.1 percent. Net revenues were 24 percent ...
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ArticleCanada Goose lowers FY outlook on China issues
Persistent lower traffic trends and dampened consumer sentiment in China have forced Canada Goose to lower its FY revenue and profit outlook despite strong brand sales performance in other global geographies. The group has dropped its annual revenue outlook by more than 7 percent to a range of C$1.2-1.3 billion ...
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News briefsAmazon announces 15% sales increase in Q3 but gives weak guidance for Q4 holiday season
Amazon has announced a net sales increase of 15 percent to $127.1 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Excluding the $5.0 billion unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates during the quarter, net sales increased 19 percent versus third quarter 2021. Sales at the Amazon Web ...
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News briefsGlobe Intl. braces for difficult FY23
The Australian multi-brand skate, surf and swimwear company is forecasting the fiscal year 2023 marked by a modest sales increase compared to recent years. Also, there are expectations for a drastic decline in profitability and margins due to currency headwinds from the stronger U.S. dollar against the Euro and Australian ...
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ArticleTopsports sees H1 earnings, sales slip
Chinese sports retailer and distributor Topsports saw its net profit in the six months ended Aug. 31 decrease by 19.9 percent to 1,145.4 million renminbi (€158.6m), and sales slip by 15.1 percent to RMB 13,218.0 million (€1,829.8m) as recurrent Covid-19 restrictions in China took their toll on store traffic. Despite ...
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ArticleDeckers: Hoka is more than a running brand
Deckers Brands believes its Hoka brand, already wildly successful, has plenty of upsides ahead as a head-to-toe brand serving running, trail and hiking consumers worldwide like rivals Salomon and VF Corp.’s North Face, and less like running-centric Brooks. “We are re-looking at our category approach,” proclaimed Dave Powers, president ...
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News briefsPou Sheng Intl. issues FY profit warning
Pou Sheng, the retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, is forecasting a record decline in year-over-year net profit due to weak consumer sentiment in China due to Covid-19 outbreaks and lower store traffic in cities where it operates. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, Pou Sheng is forecasting revenue ...
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News briefsBasicNet reports strong 9-month results, awarding bonuses
BasicNet, the Italian parent for the Kappa, K-Way and Superga brands, generated a 31 percent increase in Ebitda to €44.1 million from €33.6 million for the nine months ended Sep. 30. Ebit increased 37 percent to €33.3 million over the period. A 30 percent improvement in consolidated revenues to €282.6 ...
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ArticleDouble-digit sales decline at Thule Group in Q3
Thule’s net sales in the third quarter decreased by 22.8 percent to 2.14 billion Swedish kronor (€195.87m) compared to the same period in 2021. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, the group’s net sales fell by as much as 29.4 percent. Operating profit amounted to SEK 193 million (€17.67m). This compares ...
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ArticleVF braces for weaker consumer environment, lowers FY outlook
VF Corp is maintaining its full-year revenue growth guidance of 5-6 percent, citing its balanced portfolio and a building recovery in China as two examples, but has lowered expectations on some key financial metrics due to currency headwinds, higher inventory levels and a more promotional environment. The North Face parent ...
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ArticleMoncler’s momentum endures
Moncler, through the issuance of an interim report, said consolidated group revenues on a constant-currency basis rose 32 percent during the first nine months of 2002 to €1,556.6 million. Third-quarter group sales increased 12 percent year-over-year on a constant-currency basis to €638.3 million. Moncler brand nine-month revenues were 21 percent ...
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ArticleGarmin lifts FY EPS outlook, drops sales forecast by 3 percent
For the second consecutive quarter, Garmin has altered its fiscal year 2022 outlook. After lowering its annual revenue forecast by 9 percent to $5 billion in late July, the group is now forecasting FY revenues of $4.85 billion. On the upside, the Swiss company has adjusted its full-year EPS guidance ...
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ArticleChallenging market conditions continue to weigh on XXL ASA
XXL ASA, the operator of sporting goods across Scandinavia and Austria, continues to see historically low consumer confidence and diminished demand for sporting goods, in general, weigh on its financial results. Earlier, the group said the two trends commenced in mid-May. Now, the retailer, which recently promoted CFO Stein Eriksen ...
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News briefsRecord sales for Pádel Nuestro
Pádel Nuestro not only expects to close out the current year with record sales of about €55 million, up by 10 percent from last year but also projects a further rise to €80 to €85 million for 2023 – this according to CMDsport, which cites statements to ABC by the ...
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ArticlePolygiene sales fall as distributors cut order levels
The Swedish Polygiene Group reported lower third-quarter sales and profits as distributors tightened order and inventory levels. The company said net sales fell 21.7 percent to 41 million Swedish kronor (€3.75m) in the three months to Sept. 30, mainly attributed to reduced sales at the distributor level. Operating profit fell ...
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ArticleSkechers drops fourth-quarter outlook as Q3 net dips
Skechers, impacted by $50 million in incremental freight and logistics costs and elevated operating expenses, reported a 17 percent decline in third-quarter profit to $85.9 million from $103.1 million for the period ended Sep. 30. Operating expenses were nearly 20 percent higher at $754.0 million, and gross margin was down ...
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ArticleShimano resists slowing demand with results above pre-Covid level
Triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, global shortages in raw material and energy supply, as well as rising raw material prices, will have a direct impact on the business of Shimano Inc. Nevertheless, demand for bicycles and fishing tackle remained stable in the first three sales quarters of fiscal ...
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ArticlePuma reports strong Q3 results, maintains FY outlook
Puma is maintaining its full-year outlook, which calls for currency-adjusted mid-teens sales growth and EBIT of €600-€700 million, despite numerous headwinds that will likely weigh down annual profitability. Those negative factors include inflationary pressures from higher freight costs, persistent operational inefficiencies related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing crisis ...
