All Descente articles
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ArticleAnta posts modest Q3 retail growth across core brands
Anta and Fila have posted low-single-digit Q3 sales growth, while smaller brands like Descente and Kolon Sport surged 45% to 50%.
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ArticleFila remains growth driver: Anta grows despite decline in profits
Anta Sports posts strong growth in sales and operating margin in the first half of 2025. But profits are not keeping pace. Fila and premium brands are driving momentum.
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ArticleAnta-Reebok: Strategic fit or speculation? What we know so far
Rumors of Reebok’s potential acquisition by China’s Anta Sports are gaining momentum. We have summarized the most important points.
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ArticleAnta Sports’ FY24 operating profit grows nearly 51 percent
The Chinese group realized a 50.7 percent increase in annual operating profit to shareholders at 16,989-million-yuan renminbi (€2.15b) for the 12 months ended Dec. 31.
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News briefsAnta Sports updates its results for Q4 and FY24
Fila brand sales recorded a high-single-digit sales gain in Q4 and a mid-single-digit sales improvement for the full year.
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News briefsAnta Sports updates on Q3 results
The sales of Anta Sports recorded a mid-single-digit, year-over-year sales increase in the period ended Sept. 30.
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ArticleAnta Sports reports flat H1 operating profit despite 14% sales growth
The Chinese group sees profit and sales growth despite flat margins, driven by strategic retail expansion and strong performance across all brands.
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ArticleDescente Q1 operating profit slips on higher costs
Higher brand sales and favorable currency impacts led to a 1.2% revenue rise to 27,482m Japanese Yen in Q1, despite a drop in operating income.
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ArticleDescente FY net rises by 14 percent, sales up 5 percent
The Japanese group reported a 14 percent increase in annual net profit to ¥12,014 million (€71.6m), exceeding guidance by 9.2 percent, and a 12 percent rise in operating income to ¥8,740 million (€58.0m) for the 12 months ended March 31. Gross margin improved by 210 basis points to 59.5 percent, ...
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News briefsAnta Sports provides Q1 update
Chinese group Anta Sports, which sells the Anta, Fila, Descente and Kolon Sport brands, has updated its Q1 results. The company said Anta branded sales rose by a mid-single digit in the period that ended March 31. Q1 Fila brand sales increased by a high single digit. Meanwhile, year-over-year retail ...
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ArticleDescente’s operating profit dips despite higher sales
Higher SG&A costs related to additional brand promotions contributed to a 12 percent decline in Q3 operating income to ¥6,434 million (€40.2m) at Descente. But higher athleticwear sales offset a decline in golf apparel sales and led to a 4.6 percent gain in total revenues to ¥90,100 million (€56.3m) for ...
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News briefsMatthias Mack joins Descente
Source: Descente Matthias Mack After 30 years at Bogner, Matthias Mack has made the switch to Descente. The long-standing sales professional sees great potential for more growth for the Japanese brand on the German market in the recently formed alliance with sales partner Solo Tres BV from ...
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ArticleDescente’s operating profit dips due to absence of one-time gain
Descente, without the benefit of a one-time gain it had in Q1, realized a 15.2 percent decline in operating profit to ¥4.15 billion (€25.6m) despite a 4.9 percent increase in revenues to ¥60.0 billion (€370.5m) for the three months ended Sep. 30. Sales of athleticwear improved in the period, but ...
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Infographics & DataSports apparel market 2022: Global revenue and market shares
Short on time, but want a summary of the global sports apparel market sales and revenue in 2022? Our infographic has the numbers for 29 big names.
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News briefsAnta Sports provides Q3 operational update
The Chinese company Anta Sports disclosed some details on its Q3 results for its brands except for its joint venture ownership of Amer Sports Corp. Anta brand sales rose by high-single digits during the period ended Sep. 30. Meanwhile, year-over-year Fila brand sales increased by a low-teens percentage. Retail sales ...
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News briefsDescente divests Le Coq Sportif for China
Japanese apparel company Descente is transferring the Le Coq Sportif brand for mainland China to its consolidated subsidiary Le Coq Sportif (Ningbo) Co, Ltd. for 4.9 billion Japanese yen (€31.1m). Le Coq Sportif (Ningbo) is 75 percent owned by Descente and 25 percent owned by Itochu Textile China and was ...
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ArticleAnta Sports gets H1 sales lift from all segments, brands
Anta Sports Products Ltd. achieved a 32 percent increase in H1 operating profit to 7,623 million yuan renminbi (€1.02bn) for the six months ended June 30. Gross margin improved by 130 basis points to 63.3 percent from 62.0 percent, while profit attributable to shareholders increased by 40 percent to RMB ...
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ArticleDescente’s Q2 rises by 36 percent
Descente, benefitting from the consolidation of its Arena and Le Coq Sportif businesses in China and the equivalent of €17.6 million in non-operating income, reported improved sales and profits in Q2. Total revenues increased by 2.8 percent to ¥27,162 million (€181.9m) from ¥26,425 million for the period ended June 30. ...
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ArticleDescente forecasts 9 percent FY23 operating income growth
Descente’s annual revenues of ¥120,614 million (€815.5m) in FY22 exceeded its Nov. 2022 forecast of ¥118,000 million as the company generated higher year-over-year sales in Japan, South Korea and China. The group realized significant profit improvement in both Japan and South Korea but lower year-over-year profits in China due to ...
