An uncommonly cold winter in Japan boosted Goldwin’s winter sports sales by 11 percent in the financial year ended last March 31, driving total annual sales up by 6 percent to 46.25 billion yen (€322m-$411m). Outdoor products contributed a 6 percent increase, too. The company suffered a loss of 3.97 billion yen (€28m-$35m), as compared to a profit of 1.02 billion yen in the previous year, but this stemmed from a one-time charge of 5.64 billion yen (€39m-$50m) for cost-impairment accounting. Without the extraordinary payment, Goldwin’s profit rose by 29 percent to 1.8 billion yen (€13m-$16m). For the current year, the company anticipates revenues of 48.80 billion yen (€340m-$434m) and a net profit of 1.90 billion (€13m-$17m).

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