Market Statistics – Page 31

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    Mash Holdings, the holding company that regroups interests held by...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Mash Holdings, the holding company that regroups interests held by Mike Ashley in the sports business, more than doubled its pre-tax operating profit in the fiscal year to the end of April 2014 to £542.6 million (€758.4m-$834.2m), according to accounts filed at Companies House and reported by British newspapers. Mash ...

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    Himaraya, the big Japanese sporting goods retail chain, reported a...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Himaraya, the big Japanese sporting goods retail chain, reported a 72 percent increase in net income to 225 million yen (€1.8m-$1.9m) for the six months ended Feb. 28. Sales rose by 4 percent to ¥34.6 billion (€274.1m-$290.0m). The gross margin improved by 1.1 percentage points to 37.4 percent, but operating ...

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    Pou Sheng International, one of the two leading Chinese retailers...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Pou Sheng International, one of the two leading Chinese retailers of sports apparel and footwear, saw its sales increase by 23.9 percent to $580.5 million for the first three months of the year. The month of March alone yielded a sales increase of 16.7 percent to $197.2 million. Several Chinese ...

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    Giant Manufacturing's revenues grew by 11 percent to 60.22 billion...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Giant Manufacturing's revenues grew by 11 percent to 60.22 billion Taiwanese dollars (€1,807m-$1,928m) last year. Unit shipments reached 6.6 million bicycles. The company is forecasting a sales increase of between 5 and 10 percent for this year.

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    The sporting goods segment of the Conzzeta group, represented essentially...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The sporting goods segment of the Conzzeta group, represented essentially by the Mammut Sports Group, had stable results in 2014 in terms of Swiss francs. It generated an operating margin of 8.3 percent, down from 8.5 percent in 2013, while revenues rose to CHF 249.9 million (€239.1m-$260.0m) from CHF 247.0 ...

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    New data filed by Fila Korea show that its operating...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    New data filed by Fila Korea show that its operating margin has been declining since a ratio of 16.5 percent of revenues in 2010. It fell last year to 11.7 percent from 13.3 percent in 2013. As previously reported, the company's annual revenues rose by 8 percent in 2014 to ...

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    Sales increased by 4.1 percent at Acushnet Company in 2014,...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Sales increased by 4.1 percent at Acushnet Company in 2014, reaching $1,537 million, according to the financial documents filed by Fila Korea, which acquired the U.S.-based parent company of Titleist and FootJoy four years ago, in combination with other investors. Acushnet's operating margin dropped to 7.1 percent from 8.1 percent ...

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    Skullcandy reported a 34 percent sales increase to $96.8 million...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy reported a 34 percent sales increase to $96.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, delivering a gross margin of 43.3 percent and a 97 percent improvement in operating income to $5.3 million. Net earnings jumped to $7.4 million from $3.6 million in the year-earlier quarter. The headphone brand's ...

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    Fourlis Group achieved a sales increase of 10.2 percent to...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Fourlis Group achieved a sales increase of 10.2 percent to €122.4 million for its sporting goods retail business last year. This comprises Intersport stores in Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. The Ebitda for sports retailing was up by 43.2 percent to €10.8 million and pre-tax profit reached €4.3 million, ...

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    Acushnet delivered last year an operating margin of 10.5 percent...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Acushnet delivered last year an operating margin of 10.5 percent of revenues, which grew by 3 percent to US$1,537.6 million, a 4 percent increase in local currencies. It reached sales of $1,122.4 million with Titleist golf clubs and balls, and $415.2 million with FootJoy golf shoes.

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    Johnson Health Tech reached revenues of 16,646 million Taiwanese dollars...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Health Tech reached revenues of 16,646 million Taiwanese dollars (€480.4m-$529.0m) in the year ended last Dec. 31, up from TWD 15,428 million in the previous year. The Matrix Fitness line of fitness equipment boosted its sales by 19 percent globally.

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    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), the sports research company, found that...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), the sports research company, found that golf participation stabilized just above 3.301 million players in the U.K. last year. This is a sharp drop compared with more than 4 million players in 2006 but slightly down from 3.364 million in 2013. The trend for last year ...

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    Labor costs in China are expected to rise by 12...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Labor costs in China are expected to rise by 12 percent annually in the period from 2013 to 2020. According to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), part of the Economist publishing group, manufacturing labor costs in China will continue to increase sharply on an annual basis, although they will do ...

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    Fila Korea raised its revenues by 8.3 percent to 797,380...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Fila Korea raised its revenues by 8.3 percent to 797,380 million won (€636.0m-$722.7m) last year, but its net income declined by 37 percent to KRW 60,696 million (€48.4m-$55.0m). The operating profit slipped by 4.6 percent to KRW 93,588 million (€74.7m-$84.8m), but pre-tax income went up by 2.4 percent to KRW ...

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    Yonex has reported an 11 percent increase in revenues to...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Yonex has reported an 11 percent increase in revenues to 35,312 million yen (€261.8m-$297.3m) for the first nine months of its financial year, ended Dec. 31, indicating a 16 percent jump during the third quarter. Net income reached ¥1,298.9 billion (€9,632m-$10,934m) during the nine-month period, more than double the level ...

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    Online sales of sporting goods grew by 17 percent in...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Online sales of sporting goods grew by 17 percent in Norway in December when compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from DIBS, a company that handles online payments. Online sales of electronics saw a 19 percent increase, while clothing and shoes sales increased by 18 percent. ...

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    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has found that the number of...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has found that the number of golf rounds played in the U.K. increased by 3.5 percent last year compared with 2013 and by 1.4 percent against 2012. The trend was highlighted in the latest edition of the research company's Golf Rounds Played study. The rise was ...

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    The ANWR Group, which controls the operations of Sport 2000...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The ANWR Group, which controls the operations of Sport 2000 and Fairplay International Sports in Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, reports a sales increase of 8.4 percent in the sporting goods sector to €844 million. The segment ended the year with a 9.2 percent jump in December. More details ...

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    Reportedly, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts continued to lose money...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Reportedly, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts continued to lose money under the control of Sports Direct International. According to Austria's Wirtschaftsblatt, the leading Austrian retailer booked a loss of €17.8 million for the extraordinary 8-month financial year ended in April 2014, or €36.79 million including special charges. Sales remained relatively ...

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    Erima's sales grew by 15 percent to €53 million in...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Erima's sales grew by 15 percent to €53 million in 2014. The German team sports brand benefited from its diversification into tennis and running clothing and from the victories of sponsored German teams in handball and tennis.