Financial insights for the sporting goods industry – Page 51
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ArticleSport 2000 Germany reports best result in company history; outdoor, ski touring leading the pack
Sport 2000 GmbH continues to grow in Germany. The factored purchasing volume and external sales of the affiliated partner companies in Germany gave Sport 2000 the best result in the company’s history in 2021. As a result, Sport 2000 defends the position it already held in 2019 as Germany’s largest ...
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ArticleSigna Sports United grows by only 10.6% as bike supply issues persist
Signa Sports United (SSU), which continues to be hampered by supply chain issues within its full-bike segment, grew first-quarter revenues by 10.6 percent to €213 million due to strong sales gains within its tennis (+43 percent) and outdoor equipment (+20 percent) segments. Excluding sales of full bikes, first-quarter revenues climbed ...
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ArticleSri Lanka’s apparel exports in January set 5-year record
Sri Lanka’s January 2022 apparel exports reached the highest level for that month in the last five years. This performance demonstrates the underlying strength of the industry, which has recovered from ongoing shocks from the impact of the pandemic over the past two years. Sri Lanka’s garment export revenue increased ...
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ArticleAcushnet suffers setback in Q4, but had a solid year thanks to global golf boom
The Titleist, FootJoy and Kjus parent reported a fourth-quarter operating loss of $21.9 million versus an operating profit of $27.1 million. The reported net loss was $26.4 million for the period ended Dec. 31. Quarterly revenues were essentially flat at $420.6 million versus $420.5 million. Sales in the EMEA rose ...
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News briefsZalando reaches targets but publishes disappointing guidance
Zalando posted better-than-expected sales in 2021 but released a disappointed guidance for 2022, which prompted the company’s share price to drop nearly 10 percent on the day. In the full year ended Dec. 31, the German online fashion retailer posted a 29.7 percent increase in revenues to €10.35 billion, compared ...
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News briefsBjörn Borg reports successful Q4, ends year with strong momentum
From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021, the Swedish, Solna-based Björn Borg Group’s net sales amounted to 180.6 million Swedish kronor (€16.9m), an increase of 12.6 percent. Net sales of company-owned e-commerce and e-tailer businesses amounted to SEK 63 million (€5.9m) in the fourth quarter, an increase of 9.6 percent. ...
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ArticleMoncler’s 2021 sales surpass €2 billion
Moncler’s preliminary consolidated financial results showed revenues of €2,046.1 million for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2021, marking a 44 percent increase compared to 2020 and a 28 percent increase compared to 2019, generating an adjusted gross margin of 76.6 percent. These figures include nine months of sales for ...
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ArticleCoDi foresees slower growth in 2022, postpones 5.11 IPO
Compass Diversified (CoDi), citing supply chain and inflationary issues and lower year-over-year demand for products within its Velocity Outdoor business, is forecasting a temporary slowdown in its 2022 growth rate that will likely be lower than its long-term growth rate target. Also, the company, whose portfolio includes Boa Technology and ...
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ArticleFoot Locker shares take hit on waning Nike product assortment
Foot Locker’s share price fell by $12.30, or 29.7 percent, on Friday after the retailer told investors that its allocation of key Nike products would decline this year to no more than 55 percent of its overall merchandise assortment by the fourth quarter, adding that its 2022 outlook will fall ...
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ArticleSales surge in Polygiene’s Q4 despite logistics and raw material supply challenges
Polygiene saw revenues in the fourth quarter rise by 51 percent to 40.2 million Swedish kronor (€3.7m) as demand for its anti-microbial products continued to be strong, but logistics challenges and raw material shortages also persisted. In the fourth quarter, operating profit before tax totaled SEK 6.2 million (€578,120), making ...
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ArticleDriving toward breakeven results, Allbirds preps a wholesale strategy
Allbirds reported positive adjusted Ebitda of $0.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a loss of $5.3 million in the corresponding period of 2020, thanks to higher revenues combined with a reduction in marketing expenses from 29.8 percent to 19.1 percent of sales. The company attributed the ...
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ArticleSweaty Betty delivers for Wolverine as Q4 revenues rise
Wolverine Worldwide swung to a better-than-expected annual profit and narrowed final-quarter losses, boosted by its recent acquisition of Sweaty Betty, the U.K.-based brand of women’s fitness apparel, and it forecast sales growth of 15-18 percent for 2022. The Michigan-based owner of Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Keds and other brands reported a ...
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ArticlePuma sees 2022 sales up at least 10%, headwinds from higher costs, China
With its traditional conservative approach, Puma said it expects currency-adjusted sales to increase by “at least 10 percent” in all the regions in 2022, despite a very strong order book, but warned that higher freight and raw material costs would weigh on profits, while an ongoing consumer boycott in China ...
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ArticleBrooks crosses the $1 bn milestone, growing by 31% globally and by 25% in EMEA
Crossing the magic $1 billion milestone for the first time, Brooks Running reported a 31 percent sales increase to $1.11 billion in 2021. Brooks EMEA added that its turnover in the region grew by 25 percent in terms of local currencies, despite retail closures and other challenges, with France, Italy ...
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News briefsJD raises its profit forecast
JD Sports Fashion indicated a few days ago that it expects to report pre-tax earnings of at least £900 million (€1,074m) for the financial year ended Jan. 29, up from previous guidance of £750 million given in September and £810 million on Jan. 12. On the other hand, the international ...
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ArticleYonex jumps by 51.1%
Yonex’ revenues jumped by 51.1 percent to 53.9 billion yen (€410m) in the first nine months of its financial year, including an indicated 41 percent increase to 19.2 billion yen (€150m) in the third quarter ended Dec. 31. Sales rose in the nine months by just 37.1 percent to ¥27.3 ...
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ArticleCrocs expects $6 billion in sales in 2026
Crocs exceeded $2.3 billion in revenues last year and expects to reach a turnover of $6 billion in 2026, thanks to the takeover of Heydude and organic growth driven by its digital business. The U.S. footwear company posted a strong fourth quarter with an increase of 42.6 percent in sales ...
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News briefsDunlop posts double-digit growth in Q4
Sumitomo Rubber’s Dunlop Sports business, which includes the Srixon, Cleveland and XXIO brands of tennis, squash, padel and golf products, reported a 29 percent increase in operating profit to 1.44 billion yen (€11.0m) from ¥1.12 billion, on fourth-quarter sales growth of 24 percent to ¥25.33 billion (€193.5m) from ¥20.46 billion. ...
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News briefsGloberide posts single-digit growth in Q3
Globeride, the Japanese parent company of the Daiwa golf and fishing brand, reported a third-quarter net income of 2.3 billion yen (€17.6 million), 5 percent more than in the same period of the previous year. Sales increased 8 percent from ¥26.9 billion to ¥28.9 billion (€221.2m). Sales in Europe declined ...
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ArticleGarmin says diversification is key to 2022 growth, but Q4 net dips
Garmin is currently forecasting 10 percent revenue growth in 2022 to $5.5 billion, driven by new product introductions and strong market trends in at least three of its operating segments. The company reported a 14.2 percent decline in fourth-quarter net income to $286.1 million from $333.5 million for the period ...
