Financial insights for the sporting goods industry – Page 100

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    The Dutch sporting goods retail market fell by an estimated...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Dutch sporting goods retail market fell by an estimated 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014 according to the Inretail Sports Monitor. In February and March, it declined at a slower rate than in January. Particularly strong drops took place in winter sports and winter fashion apparel because ...

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    Zumiez reports that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Zumiez reports that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline action sports retailer that it bought at the end of 2012, has been enjoying continuous quarterly sales increases on a comparable store basis since its acquisition. Blue Tomato was responsible for most of the growth of 9.7 percent to $162.9 ...

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    Holdsport, the South African retail group that went public last...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Holdsport, the South African retail group that went public last year, reported increases of 3 percent in sales as well as net income for the financial year ended on Feb. 28. Revenues of 1.42 billion rand (€100.22m-$136.30m) generated a net profit of R173.7 million (€12.26m-$16.67m) for the year. The company operates 20 ...

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    Giant Corporation reported a 7 percent sales increase in the...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Giant Corporation reported a 7 percent sales increase in the first quarter ended March 31 to 14.2 billion Taiwanese dollars (€348.24m-$473.68m), although its global production of bicycles and electric vehicles dropped slightly to 1.53 million units, down from 1.55 million units in the year-ago period. Net income improved by 10 ...

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    At Goldwin, sales went up by 4.5 percent to 54.87...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    At Goldwin, sales went up by 4.5 percent to 54.87 billion yen (€395m - $539m) for the financial year ended last March 31, and they generated a 14.5 percent increase in net income to ¥3.02 billion (€21.7m - $29.7m). The operating margin grew by 0.4 percentage points to 4.0 percent. ...

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    Fila Korea's consolidated operating income improved by 36 percent to...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Fila Korea's consolidated operating income improved by 36 percent to 29.6 billion Korean won (€21.31m-$29.00m) in the first quarter as the company's revenues rose by 17 percent to KRW 199.3 billion (€143.69m-$195.54m). Fila's athletic sales around the world increased by 9 percent to KRW 81.7 billion (€58.93m-$80.19m) during the quarter. Golf sales ...

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    Johnson Health Tech experienced a 203 percent jump in net...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Health Tech experienced a 203 percent jump in net income to 349.2 million Taiwanese dollars (€8.56m-$11.65m) in the first quarter on 10 percent higher revenues of TWD 3.66 billion (€89.75m-$122.08m). Sales grew by 20 percent at the company's commercial arm, Matrix Fitness, with growth of 24 percent in North America, ...

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    Moncler finished the first quarter with revenues of €145.4 million,...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Moncler finished the first quarter with revenues of €145.4 million, up by 16 percent in euros and by 19 percent in local currencies. With adjusted operating earnings representing 31 percent of sales before amortization (Ebitda) and 26.9 percent of sales before interest (Ebit), the Italian company's net income increased to ...

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    Descente saw a 19.6 percent increase in revenues to 109.94...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Descente saw a 19.6 percent increase in revenues to 109.94 billion yen (€788.5m - $1,075m) for the financial year ended on March 31. They generated a gross margin of 51.8 percent and an operating margin of 5.7 percent. Net profits went up by 26 percent to ¥4.47 billion (€32.2m - ...

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    Xebio's sales rose by 6 percent to 204.8 billion yen (€1,480.53m-$2,013.75m)...

    2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Xebio's sales rose by 6 percent to 204.8 billion yen (€1,480.53m-$2,013.75m) in the financial year ended last March 31, bolstered by 13 percent growth in its golf segment to ¥52.8 billion (€381.72m-$519.17m). Footwear sales were up by 6 percent and outdoor sports by 5 percent. Sales of sports apparel increased by ...

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    An Italian newspaper and a German magazine gave a few...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    An Italian newspaper and a German magazine gave a few figures for the Salewa-Oberalp group's performance in 2013, but they were not accurate. A top executive of the company tells us that its sales rose by 8 percent last year, reaching €194 million, and similar growth is expected for 2014. ...

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    The new All-Party Commission on Physical Activity of the British...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The new All-Party Commission on Physical Activity of the British government has released a report which estimates at £20 billion (€24.27bn-$33.61bn) the annual cost to the country of the lack physical exercise by its population. It calculates that about 37,000 deaths could be avoided each year if people were physically more ...

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    According to HUI Research, sales of sporting goods in Sweden...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    According to HUI Research, sales of sporting goods in Sweden increased by over 14 percent in March, when compared to the same period last year. Probably due to the arrival of an early spring in Sweden, consumers began purchasing items such as bikes, golf clubs, spring shoes and spring jackets ...

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    Crocs suffered a 68.5 percent drop in net profit to...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Crocs suffered a 68.5 percent drop in net profit to $9.1 million in the first quarter from $29.0 million a year ago as its total revenues rose by only 0.2 percent to $312.4 million for the period, ended on March 31, with a 1.5 percent increase in terms of local ...

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    Iconix Brand Group says that 40 percent of its revenues...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Iconix Brand Group says that 40 percent of its revenues will be generated outside the U.S. this year, in spite of big contracts with Walmart in the U.S. for Danskin and Ocean Pacific. Iconix recently signed new licensing deals for Umbro in Italy, India, Australia and South Africa. Umbro will ...

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    Zalando, the big German-based internet retailer, reports a 35 percent...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Zalando, the big German-based internet retailer, reports a 35 percent sales increase to €501 million in the first quarter, including a rise of 27 percent to €223 million in the German-speaking area. The operating margin remained negative but improved to a loss equivalent to 6.5 percent of sales from 7.2 ...

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    Brooks Sports reports a 23 percent increase to $64.5 million...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Brooks Sports reports a 23 percent increase to $64.5 million in its sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, with a volume of 1.3 million pairs. A 30 percent increase is expected for 2014. The American company is moving its European office from Germany to the Netherlands, as ...

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    Rocky Brands has reported 22.5 percent higher sales of $65.8...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Rocky Brands has reported 22.5 percent higher sales of $65.8 million for the first quarter of 2014, with strong double-digit growth in all its major categories and higher military sales. The management said it was also pleased with the initial performance of Creative Recreation, a brand of sneakers bought at ...

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    Nautilus reports a 21 percent sales increase for the first...

    2014-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Nautilus reports a 21 percent sales increase for the first quarter to $71.9 million, with gains of 19 percent in the Direct segment and 33 percent in the Retail segment. The gross margin improved slightly to 25.4 percent on sales of $20.1 million in the Retail segment, but most of ...