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    Yue Yuen’s profit, sales slip in soft FY23

    2024-03-14T06:45:00Z

    Yue Yuen, the globe’s largest manufacturer of footwear, suffered a down year in 2023 due to inventory de-stocking by retailers worldwide and conservative ordering by its portfolio of brand clients that include Nike, Adidas, Asics and New Balance, among others. Yue Yuen’s annual Ebit declined by 5.6 percent to $390.2 ...

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    Yue Yuen sells more, produces less in December

    2024-01-12T08:46:00Z

    Sales at the manufacturing segment of Hong Kong-based Chinese company Yue Yuen Industrial fell 2 percent to $420.4 million in December, making it the first of 12 consecutive months with a decline as customers cut back on orders. Yue Yuen’s retail segment Pou Sheng grew 16 percent ...

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    Below-average order fill rates continue to impact Yue Yuen

    2023-11-14T08:00:00Z

    Profit attributable to Yue Yuen shareholders fell by 49 percent to $137.7 million from $270.1 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, as sales declined by 14.1 percent to $5.99 billion from $6.97 billion. Manufacturing revenues declined by 20.9 percent year-over-year to $3.79 billion. Ebit sunk by 38 percent ...

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    Pou Sheng nine-month results aided by stronger foot traffic

    2023-11-13T11:25:00Z

    Operating profit at Pou Sheng, the retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, increased by 51 percent to 515.7 million renminbi (€66.3m) for the nine months ended Sept. 30. Profit attributable to owners of the company rose by 224 percent to RMB 311.4 million (€39.9m) as retail foot traffic improved and the ...

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    New executive director at Pou Sheng

    2023-09-04T11:57:00Z

    Pou Sheng has announced that Yuang-Whang Liao has resigned as an Executive Director and member of the Disclosure Committee, effective Sept. 4, 2023. Liao stated that he has no disagreement with the Board and that there is no matter to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the ...

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    Soft global footwear demand continues to impact Yue Yuen

    2023-08-11T18:32:00Z

    Profit attributable to Yue Yuen (YY) shareholders declined by 52 percent to $83,601,000 from $175,049,000 for the six months ended June 30, as sales fell by 12 percent to $4,154,968,000 from $4,709,792,000. Ebit fell by 36 percent to $143,227,000 from $223,948,000. The company cited a sluggish global macroeconomic environment and ...

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    Pou Sheng experiences H1 recovery on improving trends

    2023-07-29T06:47:00Z

    The retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, citing recovering consumer momentum in China and “particularly strong” omnichannel results, has reported preliminary results for the first half ended June 30. Revenues rose approximately 11 percent year-over-year to 10.960 billion yuan renminbi (€1.47bn). Profit attributable to employees was approximately RMB 305 million (€40.8m), ...

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    SGI Sporting Goods Scorecard Q1 2023

    2023-06-12T13:10:00Z

    How did Apparel, Footwear, Equipment and Retail perform in the first quarter of 2023? Our Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard has the answer.

  • SGI Quarterly Scorecard Q1 2023
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    The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profit Q1 2023

    2023-06-07T22:00:00Z

     Our 2023 Q1 Scorecard includes the revenue and profit development of 48 sporting goods companies, as well as the headlines and analysis

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    Pou Chen plans to lay off more workers in Vietnam

    2023-05-18T14:33:00Z

    Taiwan-based Pou Chen, parent company of Yue Yuen and supplier to major Western sporting goods firms such as Nike, Adidas and Reebok, announced further layoffs of more than 5,700 workers at Pouyuen Vietnam Co. in Ho Chi Minh City between June 24 and July 8, according to state media reports. ...

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    Yue Yuen Q1 results impacted by soft global footwear demand

    2023-05-11T09:47:00Z

    High inventory levels across the industry coupled with softer global footwear demand negatively impacted Q1 results at Yue Yuen. Ebit fell by 32.2 percent to $65.9 million from $97.1 million for the period ended March 31. Net profit attributed to the company declined by 42.6 percent to $50.8 million from ...

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    Yue Yuen issues Q1 profit warning on weak order book

    2023-05-04T05:54:00Z

    Yue Yuen, which in mid-March warned of “gathering headwinds,” issued a Q1 profit warning late last week. The globe’s largest maker of footwear, citing a weak order book that impacted the operating efficiency of its manufacturing business, said net income is likely to decline by 40 to 45 percent to ...

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    Pou Chen to invest $280 million in India

    2023-04-18T07:27:00Z

    The Indian state government announced April 17 that a subsidiary of the world’s largest maker of branded athletic footwear, Pou Chen, will invest 23 billion rupees (€256 million) to set up a manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu. The Taiwanese footwear maker, which sells brands such as Nike, Adidas, New Balance ...

  • Q4 Scorecard 2022
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    SGI Sporting Goods Scorecard Q4 2022

    2023-04-03T07:06:00Z

    Find out whose sales are up and whose profits are down in Q4 2022 in our exclusive analysis of the sporting goods industry’s largest players.

  • YY Shoe Manufacture Volume by Region teaser
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    Yue Yuen’s 2022 shoe manufacture volume by region

    2023-03-22T08:02:00Z

    We bring you a breakdown of Yue Yuen’s shoe manufacture volume by region

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    Yue Yuen delivers solid FY results, but warns about gathering headwinds

    2023-03-15T07:05:00Z

    Bolstered by its manufacturing segment, Yue Yuen reported a 158 percent increase in annual operating income to $416.8 million in FY22 on a 5 percent revenue expansion to $8.97 billion from $8.53 billion. Net income grew by 106 percent to $293.2 million as the annual gross margin dropped slightly to ...

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    Pou Sheng Intl. warns on record FY profit drop

    2023-02-24T13:53:00Z

    The Yue Yuen retail unit blames an expected annual profitability decline of 75 percent to 89 million yuan renminbi (€12.2m) on “weak foot traffic and soft consumer sentiment” in China throughout 2022 due to the country’s pandemic control measures. Pou Sheng’s FY22 revenues are forecast to come in 20 percent ...

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    Yue Yuen cautious about months ahead despite strong Q3

    2022-11-10T16:15:00Z

    Yue Yuen reported a 171 percent increase in nine-month profit attributable to shareholders of $270.1 million versus $99.6 million. Revenues increased 8.2 percent to $6,971.9 million from $6,441.2 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Ebit was up 101 percent through nine months at $353.4 million, but gross margin was ...

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    Pou Sheng Intl. issues FY profit warning

    2022-10-28T13:49:00Z

    Pou Sheng, the retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, is forecasting a record decline in year-over-year net profit due to weak consumer sentiment in China due to Covid-19 outbreaks and lower store traffic in cities where it operates. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, Pou Sheng is forecasting revenue ...

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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 ...