All 361 Degrees articles

  • Logo 361
    Article

    361 Degrees reports flat FY22 operating income

    2023-03-16T06:12:00Z

    361 Degrees, which is continuing to upgrade its omnichannel retail experience in China, realized an 0.8 percent drop in FY22 operating income to 1,074 million yuan renminbi (€144.9m) against RMB 1,083 million for the 12 months ended Dec. 31. The operating profit margin fell to 15.4 percent from 18.3 percent. ...

  • Logo 361
    News briefs

    361 Degrees Intl. details preliminary Q4 results

    2023-01-16T13:02:00Z

    E-commerce sales for the Chinese company rose an estimated 25 percent in the fourth quarter, 361° Degrees reported on Jan. 16, but overall core branded sales were essentially flat during the period. Meanwhile, 361° Kids branded sales increased low-single digits year-over-year.

  • Logo 361
    News briefs

    E-commerce spurs growth at 361 Degrees

    2022-10-19T13:30:00Z

    In the third quarter, core brand sales at 361 Degrees increased by a mid-teen rate and sales of the running brand’s independently run 361° Kids brand saw year-on-year growth of 20 to 25 percent, our colleagues at the U.S. edition of SGI report. E-commerce, up by 45 percent year-on-year, was ...

  • pexels-alphatradezone-5831252
    Article

    Sporting goods industry stocks down in Q3

    2022-10-04T05:05:00Z

    According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of 40 select sporting goods industry stocks, the drop was less than in Q1 (-16.25%) and Q2 (-14.79%) but marked the third consecutive quarterly decline for the segment. But the results were mixed, as the stock prices of 19 companies – led by Xtep ...

  • Logo 361
    Article

    361 Degrees reports 8.7 percent gain in H1 operating income

    2022-08-24T06:41:00Z

    361 Degrees, which has opted against an interim dividend to preserve cash for the long-term and help meet challenges, generated an 8.7 percent increase in first half operating income to 771.9 million yuan renminbi (€109.6m) for the six months ended June 30. The operating profit margin slipped to 21.1 percent ...

  • News briefs

    361 Degrees e-commerce sales rose 40 to 45 percent in H1

    2022-07-19T15:07:00Z

    E-commerce was the strongest-performing segment for 361° Degrees during its first half, with sales up by 40 to 45 percent. Overall the Chinese company posted an increase in brand sales in the “mid-teens” during H1, as sales of 361° Kids brand products rose by only 20 to 25 percent. In ...

  • Logo 361
    News briefs

    361 Degrees Q2 sales increase

    2022-07-15T14:46:00Z

    Group retail sales for the core 361° brand rose in the low teens year-over-year in the second quarter with revenues from the separate 361° Kids Brand segment improving 20 to 25 percent. Meanwhile, the company’s e-commerce sales jumped 40 percent year-over-year during the period. During the first half of 2022, ...

  • pexels-alphatradezone-5831252
    Article

    Analysis: Sporting Goods Industry stocks fell more than 16% in Q1 2022

    2022-04-05T07:52:00Z

    According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of selected public sporting goods industry stocks, their average share price fell by 16.25 percent on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2022, in contrast with the performance of some major stock indexes during the same period. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...

  • Article

    Chinese sports companies are doing relatively well

    2022-01-19T17:04:00Z

    Some Chinese sports companies indicated that their results improved in the fourth quarter of 2021, just as China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced a better-than-expected increase of 4.0 percent in the country’s gross domestic products for the period, in spite of Covid and other challenges, leading to a growth in ...

  • Intl Sports Apparel Market - Sales
    Infographics & Data

    International sports apparel market 2020

    2021-10-23T15:14:00Z

    This chart shows the revenues, growth and market share of the top 26 sports apparel brands in 2020 vs. 2019. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.

  • sporting-goods-intelligence-international-branded-athletic-footwear-market (2)
    Infographics & Data

    The largest athletic footwear brands 2020

    2021-09-28T11:28:00Z

    This chart shows the revenue development of the top 24 athletic footwear brands brands in 2020 vs 2019. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.

  • Article

    More Chinese firms guide for better results

    2021-07-21T17:18:00Z

    Xtep International is guiding for an increase of at least 65 percent in net income for the first half of 2021, thanks to better-than-expected revenues and higher gross margins. The company, which has also a joint venture with Wolverine Worldwide for China, had reported a profit of 247.9 million yuan ...

  • social3_01
    Article

    Sporting goods stocks jumped by 26.65% in Q2

    2021-07-02T16:49:00Z

    The average share price of the sporting goods sector grew by 26.65 percent between March 31 and June 30, accelerating from the 10.9 percent growth recorded in the first three months of this year. As usual, the public companies in this sector scored much better than all the major stock ...

  • social3_01
    Article

    Sporting goods industry stocks rose by 10.9% in Q1 2021

    2021-04-01T13:37:00Z

    Confirming the resilience of our industry, the average stock market value of 38 selected public companies in the sporting goods sector advanced by 10.9 percent in the first three months of 2021. Comparatively, the main stock indices grew by only between 2.4 percent and 8.5 percent over the period.

  • Article

    361 Degrees’ sales drop by 9%

    2021-03-24T17:42:00Z

    361 Degrees International saw its revenues decline by 9.0 percent in 2020 to 5,126.9 million yuan renminbi (€664.0m-$742.9m). The Chinese sporting goods company’s attributable profit went down by 4.0 percent to RMB 415.1 million (€53.8m-$60.1m). The gross margin dropped by 2.4 percentage points to 37.9 percent, mainly due to higher ...

  • News briefs

    361 Degrees halves a high-interest portion of its debt

    2021-02-01T15:15:00Z

    The Chinese sportswear company successfully completed a tender offer for about half of its remaining 7.25 percent senior unsecured notes, reducing the total amount still due to be redeemed by June 3 from $266.1 million down to $127.8 million. The move has allowed 361° to considerably cut its total ...

  • News briefs

    Chinese sports brands see better Q4

    2021-01-20T17:18:00Z

    We have already reported on the preliminary results of Anta Sports Products for the fourth quarter of 2020, which showed a significant recovery in retail sales for its flagship Anta brand and stronger growth for Fila and the other brands in its portfolio, namely Descente, Kolon Sport, Sprandi, and Kingkow. ...

  • News briefs

    361° wants to redeem some of its debt

    2021-01-06T16:49:00Z

    Standard Poor’s warned a few months ago that 361 Degrees may have trouble refinancing its high-yield notes when they mature, citing difficult refinancing conditions for privately owned Chinese companies. Nonetheless, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand has offered to buy back $135 million worth of ...

  • Article

    Generally positive results for the Chinese sports brands

    2020-10-21T15:31:00Z

    Chinese companies don’t publish detailed quarterly results, but all the four major public sporting goods companies except 361 Degrees had something positive to say in their preliminary operational updates for the third quarter of 2000, confirming the Chinese industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Li Ning Company reported an improvement ...

  • News briefs

    361° sees its credit rating downgraded

    2020-09-02T19:33:00Z

    Standard Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of 361 Degrees International , predicting that its position in the Chinese market will weaken due to an accelerated consolidation of the industry, leading its sales to decline by 5 to 10 percent in 2020 and by up to 5 ...