All Grupo SBF articles
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AnalysisThe top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q2 2025
The 43 publicly traded companies in our quarterly scorecard have experienced a significant 45 percent decline in aggregated profits.
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ArticleGrupo SBF makes investments in Centauro, Fisia
Brazil’s Grupo SBF posted higher Q2 revenues across its banners, but profits fell as the company ramped up investments in Centauro and Nike distributor Fisia.
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Infographics & DataSGI Sporting Goods Scorecard 2024
For those looking for revenue and profit benchmarks of the leading brands and retailers in the sporting goods industry, we bring you our 2024 Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard (Split by Apparel, Footwear, Equipment, and Diversified/Retail)
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AnalysisThe top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q1 2025
Key market players are still in turnaround mode as the sporting goods industry reports its first results of 2025.
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ArticleGrupo SBF’s adjusted Ebitda slips by 4.9 percent in Q1
The Brazilian group said it was pleased with the performance of its Centauro group in Q1.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2024
Seven firms reported one-time charges of at least $10 million, offset by VF Corp., Wolverine Worldwide, Foot Locker, and Zumiez, who were overlapping large end-of-year write-downs. Excluding Topgolf, year-over-year Equipment RoS improved from a 3.8 percent year-on-year decline to essentially flat. Diversified/Retail is Q4’s strongest segment. Year-over-year RoS rose to ...
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ArticleGrupo SBF’s adjusted Ebitda improves by 27% in FY24
The group was particularly pleased with results from its Centauro segment.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q3 2024
The aggregate year-over-year sales of 45 publicly traded sporting goods companies declined by less than 1 percent in the reporting period closest to Sept. 30 in Q3 2024. Find out more with our latest scorecard.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profit in Q2 2024
One-third of the companies – 15 in all – reported a net loss in the reporting period closest to June 30 in Q2 2024. Find out more with our latest scorecard.
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ArticleGrupo SBF turns a profit in Q2, improves key figures
The Brazilian group hit historical net revenue, gross income, Ebitda and net income for the period ended June 30.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q1 2024
Year-over-year RoS improved for Footwear and Diversified/Retail but declined in both Apparel and Equipment in Q1/24. Find out more in our latest scorecard.
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Infographics & DataSGI Sporting Goods Scorecard 2023
For those looking for revenue and profit benchmarks of the leading brands and retailers in the sporting goods industry, we bring you our 2023 Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard (Split by Apparel, Footwear, Equipment, and Diversified/Retail)
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ArticleGrupo SBF’s Ebitda up 14 percent in Q1
Grupo SBF continues to make progress on key financial metrics, ranging from further inventory reductions to cost cuts, helping to reduce its year-over-year leverage by 39 percent to 843.4 million Brazilian reais (€151.6m). In Q1, the Brazilian group improved its year-over-year Ebitda by 14 percent to R$234.0 million (€42.1m) ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2023
Quarterly losses were much reduced in Q4, but overall results were still negative. Find out more in our latest scorecard.
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ArticleGrupo SBF improves key metrics in FY23
Brazilian Grupo SBF realized improvement in net debt/Ebitda ratio, inventory level, and cash generation in FY23 as it reported adjusted net profit of 183.5 million Brazilian reais (€33.7m) on a 12 percent increase in revenues to R$8.78 billion (€1.61b) and a 40-basis point improvement in gross margin to 47.4 percent. ...
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Infographics & DataSGI Sporting Goods Scorecard Q3 2023
Find out whose sales are up and whose profits are down for Q3 2023 in our exclusive and downloadable version of our SGI Europe sporting goods industry scorecard. We’ve expanded our coverage and now examine 48 of the leading sporting goods industry companies.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q3 2023
Aggregate net income is down in every sector except one, with two big names shaping overall revenue. Find out more with our latest scorecard.
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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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News briefsGrupo SBF Q2 operating income dips despite revenue growth
Grupo SBF, the operator of Brazil’s top sporting goods chain in Centauro, said its Q2 results were negatively impacted by “still high inventory levels” in its Fisia business, where an aggressive markdown strategy wiped out the gross margin gains generated by its DTC segment. Second quarter adjusted Ebitda slipped by ...
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Infographics & DataSGI Sporting Goods Scorecard Q1 2023
How did Apparel, Footwear, Equipment and Retail perform in the first quarter of 2023? Our Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard has the answer.
