Financial results – Page 2
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ArticleWolverine Worldwide on expected FY course, update on transformation
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. provided an update on its preliminary, unaudited financial results for FY 2023 and its ongoing transformation efforts ahead of its presentation at the 2024 ICR Conference this week. “We’re executing the stabilization phase of our strategic transformation with tremendous pace while redesigning Wolverine Worldwide for the ...
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ArticleCrocs expects record revenues, raises FY guidance
Crocs Inc. now expects to post record 2023 revenues of approximately $3.95 billion, representing more than 11 percent growth year-over-year, compared with a previous guidance of a 10 to 11 percent increase. “2023 was a strong year for Crocs, Inc. that culminated in a successful holiday season with market share ...
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ArticleAmer’s Arc’teryx brand key to sales growth in China
Amer Sports, the Finnish parent of 11 brands, which filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 4, has dramatically increased its sales in Greater China over the last four years largely through its Arc’teryx brand. The group’s total sales in the market increased ...
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ArticleNike eyes innovation, cost cuts to drive future results
Citing increased macroeconomic headwinds around the globe, particularly in the EMEA and Greater China, Nike is stepping up its strategic approach to innovation and numerous cost-cutting measures to improve its financial results in the coming quarters. That effort will include greater emphasis on product newness and opportunities to slash ...
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ArticlePádel Nuestro ups its year-end sales forecast
Pádel Nuestro Group is forecasting an increase in annual sales of 27 percent, to €65 million, for full-year 2023, according to CMDsport. This is up from November’s forecast of €62 million. E-commerce should account for about 55 percent of the total. In what parent company 360 Padel Group’s CEO is ...
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ArticleAtleet flying high for Tréndico
After five years in business, the Tréndico buying group’s newest retail banner, Atleet, is projecting record sales of more than €60 million for the full year 2023, according to CMDsport. This amounts to a gain of 18.5 percent over FY 2022’s figure of €55.7 million. Specialized in sportswear for training, ...
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ArticleLululemon eyes men’s, footwear as key growth opportunities
Lululemon, which last week called its early holiday sales “strong” and forecasted total Q4 revenues of $3.14 to $3.17 billion, intends to put extra attention on the men’s business and launch footwear for him in 2024. While the brand’s Q3 men’s sales increased by 15 percent, the group admitted men’s ...
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ArticleFrasers confident in strategy despite short-term challenges for premium lifestyle biz
UK retailer Frasers Group, which maintains its ambition to become the top sports retailer across the EMEA, reported a 12.6 percent increase in adjusted profit before tax (APBT) to £303.8 million (€354.6m) in H1/FY24 and said sales momentum in the early weeks of H2 were being driven by its Sports ...
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ArticleZumiez braces for FY loss despite higher Blue Tomato sales
Zumiez is now forecasting a full-year net loss and annual sales to fall more than 8 percent after reporting a net loss of $2.23 million against a profit of $6.9 million in Q3 ended Oct. 28. The operating loss was $157,000 against $10.4 million as gross margin contracted 70 basis ...
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ArticleFoot Locker takes measures to reach two types of holiday shoppers
Saddled with a 10.5 percent year-over-year increase in inventory but also gaining some traction with customers seeking innovation and latest trend products, Foot Locker has taken strategic steps to reach both deal-seeking customers and others who want premium, on-trend items from key brands such as Nike, Puma, New Balance and ...
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ArticleAsics sets FY26 targets, eyes operating margin of 12 percent
Asics Corp. has raised its profitability and sales bars in a new three-year strategy unveiled this week. The Japanese company wants to achieve a 12 percent operating margin in 2026 on 7-10 percent sales CAGR over forecasted FY23 revenues of ¥570 billion (€3.51b). To achieve those objectives, the group says ...
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ArticleAlibaba’s founder mulls cutting stake
Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is weighing whether to sell 10 million shares in the company through his family’s trust and re-invest the proceeds in agriculture and public welfare projects. Ma disclosed his potential transaction in a regulatory filing on the same day that Alibaba reported ...
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ArticleStrong e-commerce sales bolster Björn Borg results
Björn Borg’s own e-commerce sales increased by 25 percent in Q3, with own comparable store revenues increasing by 16 percent but down 4 percent overall due to planned store closures. Within e-commerce, sports apparel sales grew by 58 percent year-over-year, bag sales rose by 59 percent, and footwear sales stepped ...
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ArticleFila Holdings’ results hurt by challenges in US, Korea
Fila Holdings’ constant-currency operating profit declined by 20.6 percent to KRW 92,563 million (€65.2m) for the period ended Sep. 30. Q3 net income slipped by 35.7 percent to KRW 57,743 million (€40.7m) with a KRW 98,906 million (€69.6m) profit at Acushnet, offsetting a quarterly net loss of KRW 6,343 million ...
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ArticleWorld’s top pádel retailer optimistic despite glut
360° Padel Group has reduced its current year revenue forecast to €62 million, according to CMDsport, as the industry-wide inventory glut has sparked a margin-narrowing price war. However, by the end of 2023, it hopes to be operating more than 500 physical stores between its Pádel Nuestro and Pádel Nuestro ...
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ArticleOn Holding maintains lofty objectives despite moderating wholesale revenues
The Swiss company On Holding, which intends to double its net sales by 2026, increase its gross profit margin to above 60 percent and push its adjusted Ebitda above 18 percent, is only forecasting high-single-digit wholesale growth in Q4 2023. Direct-to-consumer sales (DTC), meanwhile, are expected to continue their torrid ...
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ArticleLower costs, inventory benefit Grupo SBF in Q3
Grupo SBF, which operates Brazil’s top sporting goods chain in Centauro, received a lift from lower expenses, growth within its digital channel, and lower inventory levels in Q3 ended Sep. 30. The group reported a 216 percent increase in year-over-year operating income to 168.6 million Brazilian reais (€32.1m) as net ...
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ArticleBelow-average order fill rates continue to impact Yue Yuen
Profit attributable to Yue Yuen shareholders fell by 49 percent to $137.7 million from $270.1 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, as sales declined by 14.1 percent to $5.99 billion from $6.97 billion. Manufacturing revenues declined by 20.9 percent year-over-year to $3.79 billion. Ebit sunk by 38 percent ...
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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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ArticleAsics lifts FY outlook again as 9-month grows by 73%
Asics Corp. has raised its annual outlook three months after suggesting its financial year sales will likely reach a record high. The Japanese group is now forecasting annual revenues at ¥570.0 billion (€3.53bn), up 3.6 percent from an early August estimate, and FY operating profit of ¥52.0 billion (€321.8m), up ...
