• Yue Yuen reports improved FY results on manufacturing rebound
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    Yue Yuen reports improved FY results on manufacturing rebound

    12 March 2025

    The globe’s largest manufacturer of footwear posted a 47 percent increase in FY24 Ebit to $572.1 million versus $390.2 million for the 12 months ended Dec. 31.

  • Analysis: 2024 Global Sporting Goods Industry Stocks Slip Lower in 2024
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    Analysis: 2024 Global Sporting Goods Industry Stocks Slip Lower in 2024

    7 January 2025

    Which of the top 85 sporting goods companies performed best, and which lost ground in 2024? Get the figures.

  • Yue Yuen posts strong manufacturing but weak retail results
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    Yue Yuen posts strong manufacturing but weak retail results

    12 November 2024

    Yue Yuen generated strong nine-month manufacturing results but the group’s retail arm, Pou Sheng Intl., suffered from soft sales momentum with weak traffic across various Chinese cities.

  • The world’s biggest sports retailers
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    The world’s biggest sports retailers

    23 October 2024

    Our annual analysis of the world’s largest sports retailers presents the revenue of the top international sports retailers and ranks their growth year-on-year.

  • Yue Yuen experiences order book ‘normalization’
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    Yue Yuen experiences order book ‘normalization’

    13 August 2024

    Despite that, the world´s largest footwear manufacturer has lower H1 sales.

  • Yue Yuen sees ‘gradual recovery trend’ as Q1 net soars
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    Yue Yuen sees ‘gradual recovery trend’ as Q1 net soars

    14 May 2024

    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 ...

  • Yue Yuen’s profit, sales slip in soft FY23
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    Yue Yuen’s profit, sales slip in soft FY23

    14 March 2024

    Yue Yuen, the globe’s largest manufacturer of footwear, suffered a down year in 2023 due to inventory de-stocking by retailers worldwide and conservative ordering by its portfolio of brand clients that include Nike, Adidas, Asics and New Balance, among others. Yue Yuen’s annual Ebit declined by 5.6 percent to $390.2 ...

  • Yue Yuen sells more, produces less in December
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    Yue Yuen sells more, produces less in December

    12 January 2024

    Sales at the manufacturing segment of Hong Kong-based Chinese company Yue Yuen Industrial fell 2 percent to $420.4 million in December, making it the first of 12 consecutive months with a decline as customers cut back on orders. Yue Yuen’s retail segment Pou Sheng grew 16 percent ...

  • The world’s biggest sports retailers
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    The world’s biggest sports retailers

    22 December 2023

    Our annual analysis of the world’s largest sports retailers has the revenue of 50 companies and ranks their growth compared with last year.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 34 - 43+44
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 34 - 43+44

    15 November 2023

    Adidas inventory cuts improve; sees strong demand for Samba, Gazelle | On Holding maintains lofty objectives despite moderating wholesale revenues | Wolverine Worldwide lowers outlook as overhaul moves forward | Asics lifts FY outlook again as 9-month grows by 73% | Under Armour drops FY sales outlook on continued US woes | Topgolf Callaway reports earnings decline, lowers forecast | Canada Goose lowers FY24 outlook, increases reliance on DTC | FilaHoldings’ results hurt by challenges in US, Korea | Descente’s operating profit dips due to absence of one-time gain | CoDi sells Marucci Sports to Fox Factory | Intersport Germany sells Sport Voswinkel to Italian retailer | Nike Inc. makes executive changes to help “reimagine sport for the next generation of athletes” | Sport 2000 Austria: Zentrasport’s reorganization proceedings closed | Peloton Interactive aims to spin in right direction, but share price dips | GoPro expanding retail network, camera range | Acushnet’s Q3 operating income up 3.4 percent | Crocs taking steps to reset Heydude business | Alpargatas reports Q3 loss despite improving trends | Lower costs, inventory benefit Grupo SBF in Q3 | Below-average order fill rates continue to impact Yue Yuen | Elevate Outdoor Collective fills further key positions | Sweet Protection and Kari Traa are realigning in Central Europe