Financial results – Page 4
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ArticlePuma maintains FY outlook as Q3 gross margin improves
Citing a significantly improved aged inventory issue in Greater China but also ongoing weakness in the U.S. market, Puma reported a second consecutive period of 6 percent currency-adjusted growth to €2.31 billion in the third quarter. Wholesale revenues rose by 3.1 percent currency-adjusted to €1.79 billion, and direct-to-consumer sales increased ...
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ArticleSigna Sports to delist from NYSE, new CEO in Q1/2024
After assuming in June that the worst of the market disruptions were over, Signa Sports United N.V. (SSU), the Berlin-based sports e-commerce specialist, has now announced an acceleration of its strategic realignment and performance improvement program. Ahead of putting its Q3 numbers on the table, the company is talking ...
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ArticleNike says it’s “turning the corner” toward greater profitability
Market chatter about Nike’s 9 percent stock price decline over the last month, recent high inventory levels, and 23 percent drop in market value this year had the bears out in force ahead of the company’s Q1 results yesterday. But Nike reported earnings results ahead of expectations and its senior ...
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ArticleIntersport Austria with record sales in crisis year
Intersport Austria saw a record turnover of €645 million in the fiscal year 22/23. Its success rests on two strategic pillars. We have the details.
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ArticleJD Sports on track for FY profit rise as premium sneaker demand holds up
JD Sports Fashion said it was on track for a 5 percent rise in annual profit as demand for premium leisurewear such as Nike Air Force One and Adidas Samba sneakers pushed half-year sales higher despite the cost of living crisis. The retailer said revenue grew 7 percent to £4.7 ...
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ArticleKMD Brands’ FY results dimmed by softer consumer sentiment in Q4
Strong sales growth from all three of KMD Brands’ brands – Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz – was offset by weaker results in the year’s final period, which ended July 31. Annual Ebitda rose 11.2 percent to 200.1 New Zealand dollars (€117.1m), but net profit was essentially flat at NZ$36.6 ...
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ArticleZumiez encouraged by some brands in Europe, private label growth
Zumiez, despite reporting a Q2 loss of $8.5 million against a profit of 3.1 million and an 11.6 percent drop in revenues to $194.4 million for the period ended July 29, remains encouraged by key elements of its overall business. Those include “a good trend line” heading into Q4, a ...
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ArticleLululemon raises FY outlook; will aim to accelerate its unaided brand awareness
Lululemon, with so many aspects of its balanced approach moving ahead positively, wants to grow its unaided consumer brand awareness around the globe. The company, while keeping its marketing spend “relatively stable,” intends to make further brand investments in H2 that will focus on digital media, in-store and targeted television ...
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ArticleKlarna’s losses narrow
Swedish payment and shopping service provider Klarna’s total revenue for the second quarter was 5.5 billion Swedish krona (€464.6m), up 17 percent year-on-year, with a loss of SEK 0.9 billion (€76.0m), compared to SEK -3.8 billion a year earlier. “A year ago, we promised to become profitable again, and ...
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ArticleDecathlon UK continues to grow despite challenging economic conditions
Decathlon has announced its 2022 full-year results for the UK, showing a 6 percent increase in sales despite the pressure of double-digit inflation across Europe, as the company continues to invest heavily in developing its business model. While consumer confidence hit its lowest level in 40 years, Decathlon UK increased ...
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ArticleFoot Locker committed to Lace Up strategy despite current challenges
Faced with persistent store traffic and conversion challenges, a promotional landscape, and an 11 percent year-over-year increase in inventories, Foot Locker has lowered its financial outlook for the remainder of the FY and paused its dividend for shareholders as it works to get better positioned for the upcoming holiday season ...
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ArticlePeloton Interactive takes steps to accelerate reach; Q4 loss shrinks
Roadblocks, namely costs associated with a bike seat recall and a separate legal settlement, detracted from Peloton Interactive’s financial recovery in Q4 under CEO Barry McCarthy. But the company is continuing to implement new initiatives aimed at sales and profitability growth and attracting a wider base of younger, fitness-focused consumers ...
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ArticleXtep Intl. nets H1 profit from Saucony business
Xtep Intl., the publicly traded Chinese company, whose business models consists of its own label for the nation’s mass market and four western brands (K-Swiss and Palladium, globally, and joint ventures for Merrell and Saucony in Mainland China) targeting the premium market, reported a 12.7 percent increase in H1 profitability ...
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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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ArticleSuper Retail Group annual sales increase by 7 percent
Australian Super Retail Group, which owns Rebel Sport, BCF and Macpac, reported a 12 percent gain in annual profit before tax to A$391 million (€251.5m) for the 12 months ended July 1 as yearly revenues rose 7 percent to A$3.8 billion (€2.4b). The consolidated results also include those from the ...
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ArticleBjörn Borg reports strong growth in e-commerce
While Björn Borg’s consolidated net sales were 165.6 million Swedish kronor (€13.9m) in Q2 2023 compared to SEK 161.5 million (€13.5m) in the same period last year (+3 percent), net sales decreased by 2 percent in constant currency, which can be explained by lower sales in stores due to store ...
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ArticleFarfetch reports Q2 loss, small revenue drop
Farfetch Limited reported an adjusted Ebitda loss of $30.6 million and a 1.3 percent drop in revenues to $572.1 million for Q2 ended June 30. The net loss at the internet platform for luxury goods was $281.3 million against a profit of $67.7 million. Gross merchandise value (GMV) inched 1.2 ...
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ArticleFila Holdings’ woes impacted largely by US market
Faced with the ongoing process of liquidating bloated inventories in the U.S. amid a market flush with excess inventory, Fila Holdings reported a 40 percent constant-currency decline in Q2 operating income to KRW 91,943 million (€64.4m) for the period ended June 30. Gross margin fell by 160 basis points to ...
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ArticleOn Holding’s Q2 operating income up 50 percent, but stock price falls
On Holding shares fell 14 percent, or $4.84, on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday to $29.77, after the company reported a 50 percent increase in quarterly operating income to 39.4 million Swiss francs (€41.1m) and raised its full-year revenue guidance to at least CHF 1.76 billion (€1.83b), including anticipated ...
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ArticleCurrency and costs weigh on Yonex’s Q1 results
Higher sponsorship and athlete contract expenses coupled with currency headwinds and a depreciation of the Japanese yen dragged down Yonex’s Q1 operating income, despite an 18 percent revenue growth, to ¥27,992 million (€187.5m) from ¥23,694 million for the three months ended June 30. Operating income slipped by 19 percent to ...
