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    Yonex H1 profit slips despite higher sales

    2023-11-13T06:45:00Z

    Profit attributable to owners of the Japanese company fell by 21.4 percent to ¥4.4 billion (€27.1m) for the six months ended Sept. 30. H1 operating income also declined by 21 percent to ¥5.6 billion (€34.7m) despite a 15.2 percent year-over-year improvement in net sales to ¥57.7 billion (€356.5m). Yonex is ...

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    Sports equipment market 2022: Global revenue and market shares

    2023-11-03T09:00:00Z

    Our infographic has the 2022 market sales and revenue numbers for 39 big names in Sporting Equipment for those who need the numbers fast.

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    Market Analysis: The sports equipment market 2022

    2023-11-02T08:39:00Z

    Our annual summary compares the 2022 and 2021 global revenue and market-share development of 39 companies and brings you a breakdown via sector.

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    Yonex opens first overseas showroom

    2023-09-01T11:32:00Z

    Yonex opened the Yonex Shanghai Showroom, the first overseas showroom for the Japanese sporting goods brand, on Aug. 5, located at 939 Huaihai Middle Road in one of Shanghai’s major shopping areas. The new showroom will allow the brand to share its values through product stories and services. The space ...

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    Currency and costs weigh on Yonex’s Q1 results

    2023-08-16T09:48:00Z

    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 ...

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    Strong regional demand fuels Yonex’s FY23 results

    2023-05-19T08:08:00Z

    Yonex reported double-digit gains in operating profit and total sales for the 12 months ended March 31. The Japanese group’s FY23 operating profit rose by 49 percent to ¥10,063 million (€70.4m), and net profit increased by 27 percent to ¥7,331 million (€51.3m). Annual revenues grew nearly 44 percent to ¥107,019 ...

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    Analysis: Taking stock of sporting goods inventory levels

    2023-03-29T05:10:00Z

    Our exclusive analysis of the inventory levels of some of the industry’s biggest brands, including how some are responding to the challenges

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    Sporting goods company inventory levels in Q4 2022

    2023-03-28T08:11:00Z

    We’ve compiled inventory levels at the top sporting goods companies in Q4 2022. Found out how they compare with 2021 and across the industry

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    Yonex hikes FY outlook on improving overseas trends

    2023-02-09T08:05:00Z

    Yonex, which only three months ago warned of tougher business conditions on the horizon, has lifted its full-year outlook, citing “a recovery in demand, particularly overseas.” The Japanese company, which has baked higher raw-material costs and currency impact into its forecast, is now anticipating annual revenues of 106,000 million yen ...

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    Yonex reported strong first half but braces for tough times ahead

    2022-11-16T08:52:00Z

    Yonex, the Japanese sporting goods company, reported solid first-half results but warned that it anticipates tougher business conditions ahead due to raw material price hikes, the depreciation of the yen, inflation, and general economic condition. The group, however, said it will maintain investments in marketing and human resources “to sustain ...

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    Sporting goods industry stocks down in Q3

    2022-10-04T05:05:00Z

    According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of 40 select sporting goods industry stocks, the drop was less than in Q1 (-16.25%) and Q2 (-14.79%) but marked the third consecutive quarterly decline for the segment. But the results were mixed, as the stock prices of 19 companies – led by Xtep ...

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    Leading sports equipment brands 2021

    2022-09-26T14:49:00Z

    This exclusive chart and data can be downloaded by our Premium Members.

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    Yonex hikes FY outlook on pleasing China recovery

    2022-08-09T06:31:00Z

    Yonex, citing a better-than-expected recovery in China after pandemic-related lockdowns eased, has increased its H1 and financial year forecasts. The Japanese company has raised its H1 revenue forecast by 20 percent to 48,000 million yen (€342.9m) from ¥40,000 million and its operating profit outlook by 58 percent to ¥6,000 million ...

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    Tecnifibre-CEO Nicolas Préault: “We are a player’s company”

    2022-06-22T07:12:00Z

    Nicolas Préault, CEO of Tecnifibre since 2018, explains what the company’s targets are, and how they want to triple net sales until 2025.

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    Yonex bolstered by badminton in Covid recovery year

    2022-05-12T07:01:00Z

    Yonex’s sales increased 44.5 percent to 74.4 billion yen (€573.5m) for the financial year ended March 31 as the Japanese company reported strong product sales growth in China on the strength of badminton. As the company recovered from Covid-19 impacts, annual operating profit soared by 553 percent to ¥6,738 million ...

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    Yonex jumps by 51.1%

    2022-02-21T17:02:00Z

    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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    Yonex raises guidance as Q2 sales grow by 34%, driven by China

    2021-11-18T19:05:00Z

    Yonex enjoyed a sales increase of 34 percent to 16.6 billion yen (€143.2m-$169.1m) in its second quarter, ended Sept. 30, leading the Japanese company to nearly double its net income to ¥2,396 million (€18.4m-$21.8m). The gross margin expanded by 3.5 percentage points to 46.7 percent. Sales grew in Japan by ...

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    Yonex’ sales nearly double

    2021-08-19T15:56:00Z

    Yonex turned around to a net profit of 948 million yen (€7.4m-$8.7m) in its first quarter ended June 30 from a loss of ¥1,279 million in the year-ago period as its sales nearly doubled to ¥16,179 million (€126.0m-$147.9m). They almost tripled in Japan and expanded by 61 percent in the ...

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    ​Naomi Osaka teams up with an artist on co-designed Yonex tennis products

    2021-08-13T16:52:00Z

    Naomi Osaka has collaborated with an influential Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami, to co-design a limited-edition Yonex tennis racquet and the accompanying bag. Osaka and Murakami have re-imagined the silhouette of the Ezone racquet, decorating it with the artist’s signature cherry blossom motif atop a white base. The player’s name, “Naomi,” ...

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    Some more Japanese brands are turning the corner

    2021-05-27T13:16:00Z

    Besides Asics, Mizuno and Goldwin, whose latest results have already been covered, some other Japanese companies have reported better results for the three months of 2021. The foreign exchange impact was slight. For one of them, Yonex, this was insufficient to record an improvement for the full financial year, however. ...