All Financial results articles – Page 8
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Nike brand Q1 footwear sales up by 3.8%
Nike reported a 10 percent Ebit decline in the first quarter ended Aug. 31 to $1.65 billion on a 2 percent revenue expansion to $12.94 billion. Ebit margin dipped 2.00 percentage points to 12.5 percent from 14.5 percent in the year-ago period and fell in all geographic regions except ...
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ArticleC & J Clark International hit by post-Covid supply issues, but group results step ahead
C & J Clark International reported lower turnover and profits last calendar year as post-Covid pandemic supply chain issues hit stock availability. The company is the unit of the Clarks group that manages the activities in the U.K., all of the wholesale business in Asia as well as some of ...
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ArticleAsos lowers guidance as wet summer hits U.K. sales
The British online fast fashion retailer Asos said that operating profits for the full year will come in at the bottom end of expectations and free cash flow will be significantly lower than guidance after domestic sales in July and August were hit by wet weather. In a fourth-quarter trading ...
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ArticleLeder & Schuh reports strong increase in sales for 2022
Austria’s Leder & Schuh, one of Europe’s largest shoe retailers, reported a strong increase in sales in 2022, confirming the previous year’s positive sales trend. Revenues rose to €351 million from €280 million in 2021, an increase of around 25 percent. The company’s gross profit rose to €147.5 million ...
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News briefsShoe Carnival hikes dividend by 20%
Shoe Carnival has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, representing an increase of 20 percent from $0.10 per share previously. The dividend will be paid on Oct. 17 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 3. “This marks our 46th consecutive quarterly ...
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ArticleNext lifts guidance again as strong summer, wage rises boost sales
Next lifted full-year guidance for the third time in four months after better-than-expected summer sales and said easing inflationary pressures could see a fall in prices next year. Pre-tax profits are now forecast to come at £875 million (€1bn) from a previous guidance of £845 million (€974.2m), with the brand ...
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ArticleBirkenstock’s 9-month sales up 21%
Birkenstock’s sales in the nine-month period ended June 30, 2023, rose by 21 percent to €1,117 million as the number of units sold grew by 5 percent and the average selling price increased by 15 percent. Direct-to-consumer penetration grew to 37 percent of revenues over the period from 34 percent ...
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Garmont posts 16% sales growth in H1
Italian outdoor footwear manufacturer Garmont saw its sales increase by 16 percent in the first half of 2023 as compared to the same period of 2022, with Ebitda up by 38 percent. The company attributed the growth in the first half to the outdoor segment and its new products for ...
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H&M’s Q3 sales disappoint
H&M’s net sales in the third quarter that ended Aug. 31 reached SEK 60.897 billion (€5.1bn), up by 6 percent from a year ago but were “flattish” in local currency terms. Excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, sales rose 8 percent in Swedish krona. H&M wound up its operations in Russia ...
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Golden Goose’s H1 sales up 21% to €276.4m
Golden Goose’s first-half revenues totaled €276.4 million, up by 21 percent year-on-year and by 65 percent compared with the same period in 2021. The Italian sneaker brand said that growth was underpinned by its internationalization, the focus on direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales and the expansion of its product range. DTC sales ...
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Inditex’s H1 sales up 13.5%
Inditex, the Spanish group that owns the brands Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho, said that in the first half ended July 31 net sales rose by 13.5 percent to €16.9 billion. At constant currency rates, the top line grew by 16.6 percent. Gross profit increased by 14.1 ...
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Zegna’s H1 net profit rises nearly 148%
The Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna posted a net profit of €52.1 million in the first half of 2023, up by 147.9 percent compared to the year earlier. Revenues for the period, which was already reported in July, increased by 23.9 percent to €903.1 million. The group’s adjusted Ebit was ...
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ArticlePrimark recovery to boost annual profit at parent, but stock theft rising
A strong recovery at the retail chain Primark has helped its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) to lift annual guidance again, although it warned about a sharp increase in stock theft and abuse against staff in its stores around the world. ABF said it now expected adjusted operating profit ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands sees tailwinds from Nike sales, ‘softer’ comps as economic pressures continue
Designer Brands maintained its sales and earnings guidance for the full year, highlighting the “softer” comparable figures it is facing in the third and fourth quarters and an expected lift from the sale of Nike shoes, as it resumes sales after renewing its partnership with the U.S. sportswear company earlier ...
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ArticleTod’s’ operating profits beat expectations
In the first half of 2023, Tod’s posted earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) of €60.3 million, significantly higher than the €17.7 million posted a year earlier and the €36 million forecast by financial analysts. The Ebit margin widened to 10.6 percent from 3.8 percent the previous year. The Italian ...
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ArticleCaleres maintains guidance as profits increase in Q2 despite ‘choppy’ market
Caleres maintained its earnings and revenue guidance for the full year, after posting better-than-expected profits in the second quarter despite a slightly worse-than-anticipated sales performance and a market that continues to be “choppy”. In the second quarter ended July 29, sales at the U.S. footwear group slipped by 5.8 percent ...
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ArticleSergio Rossi boosts H1 sales
In the first half of 2023, Sergio Rossi, the Italian shoemaker owned by the Chinese luxury goods firm Lanvin Group, posted sales of €33 million, up by 22.4 percent from a year earlier. The brand’s sales rose by 29.7 percent in EMEA, 31.5 percent in North America and 20.9 percent ...
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ArticleSchuh shines for Genesco in Q2, but company retains ‘cautious’ FY view
Bolstered by warm weather and higher average selling prices (ASPs), the Schuh Group segment of Genesco reported a record quarterly operating income of $8.4 million against $2.1 million a year earlier. With approximately 40 percent of its business generated by the digital channel, Schuh reported 21 percent sales growth to ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival cuts guidance again but makes inroads among higher-income customers
Shoe Carnival cut its full-year sales and earnings per share guidance for the second time as less affluent urban clients continue to face adverse economic conditions. However, the U.S. footwear retailer noted that its business environment is improving thanks to moderating inflation and by attracting more higher-income customers. “Simply ...
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ArticleFoot Locker suspends dividend payments amid falling sales
Foot Locker announced the suspension of its dividend payments and a cut in its full-year guidance after posting a decline second-quarter sales. The news led to an over 28 percent plunge in the company’s share price on the Nasdaq market in New York. In the second quarter ended July 29, ...
