All Financial results articles – Page 9
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Sergio 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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Schuh 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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Shoe 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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Foot 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, ...
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Farfetch reports Q2 loss, small revenue drop
Farfetch reported an adjusted Ebitda loss of $30.6 million and a 1.3 percent drop in revenues to $572.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30. The net loss at the internet platform for luxury goods was $281.3 million against a profit of $67.7 million. Gross merchandise value (GMV) inched ...
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Stella improves its operating margins in H1
Stella International, the Hong-Kong based footwear manufacturer and retailer, improved its operating margins thanks to an increase in the average selling price (ASP) per pair due to new customers for its luxury and high-end fashion categories as well as higher demand for premium products, including for the sports category. The ...
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Stuart Weitzman will be relying on sneakers, China to boost sales
Stuart Weitzman, the premium footwear brand of the U.S. fashion group Tapestry, posted fourth-quarter sales that were more than $12 million below expectations of financial analysts. However, the brand is relying on the launch of an extended sneaker assortment and the reopening of the Chinese market, after the lifting of ...
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Bata India is exploring a partnership in its local market
Bata India said that it is exploring the opportunity of a partnership in its domestic market but had no developments to announce. ”We would like to inform that the company continues to explore opportunities for strategic alliance / collaborations / tie-up for the Indian market and as and when matters ...
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Soft global footwear demand continues to impact Yue Yuen
Profit attributable to Yue Yuen (YY) shareholders declined by 52 percent to $83,601,000 for the six months ended June 30 from $175,049,000 a year earlier, 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. The company cited a sluggish global macroeconomic environment ...
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Jimmy Choo’s Q1 sales rise as expected
In the first fiscal quarter ended on July 1, Jimmy Choo posted revenues of $183 million, up by 6.4 percent compared to the prior year on a reported basis and by 7.0 percent at constant currency rates. The brand’s operating income was $16 million and operating margin 8.7 percent, compared ...
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Grendene is optimistic about H2 despite a weak Q2
Grendene suffered an 8.6 percent decline in gross revenues to 586.2 million reais (€108.9m) in the second quarter of 2023, but the Brazilian footwear group is optimistic about the second half of the year, when it usually achieves about 60 percent of its sales. Thanks to a positive first quarter, ...
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Arezzo continues to book record sales
Arezzo & Co continued its record-breaking streak, having posted its highest-ever revenues for a second quarter and its biggest-ever sales day. The company said its second-quarter gross revenues reached $1.4 billion Brazilian reais (€260 million) in the quarter, representing a 21.6 percent increase year-on-year and a 100.8 percent increase over ...
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Ferragamo’s sales weakness expected to continue until Q4
After suffering a 4.8 percent decline in total revenues to €600.1 million in the first half due to two consecutive quarterly decreases, Salvatore Ferragamo is expected to experience another weak third quarter before showing signs of recovery in the final three months of the year, according to Paola Carboni, financial ...
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Allbirds’ Q2 operating loss rises slightly
Allbirds, which continues to move forward with its “strategic transformation plan” announced in March, intends to complete distribution agreements with partners in Canada and South Korea during the second half of 2023. In the second quarter of 2023, total sales fell 9.8 percent to $70.5 million from $78.2 million, ...
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Wolverine’s new CEO to spearhead turnaround as Q2 results tumble
Chris Hufnagel, who was named president and CEO on Aug. 10, of Wolverine Worldwide, Inc (WWW) with immediate effect following the sudden departure of Brendan Hoffman, faces numerous headwinds from day one, with the group’s second-quarter figures now released. They range from getting inventory and debt to proper levels and ...
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Vulcabras Q2 results bolstered by locally made athletic footwear
The Brazilian Vulcabras group, which produced double-digit second-quarter gains in revenues, gross margin and net profit, was aided by a 14.2 percent increase in market-produced footwear to 608.2 million Brazilian reais (€112.8m). Overall, Ebit expanded by 40 percent to R$148.1 million (€27.5m) as year-over-year gross margin increased by 540 basis ...
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Alpargatas still plagued by inefficiencies, high inventory levels
Alpargatas, the Brazilian parent of flip-flop brand Havaianas and the Rothy’s footwear brand, continues to be challenged by high inventory levels in the South American market and inefficiencies in its overall operation that are impacting sales, margins and profitability. The group reported a 53.1 million Brazilian reais (€9.9m) consolidated net ...
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Steve Madden’s expects an improvement in H2 after Q2 sales fall 17%
Steve Madden’s revenues decreased by 16.8 percent to $445.3 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $535.0 million a year earlier. However, the company expects an improvement in the second half of the year even if it remains cautious especially regarding re-orders from wholesale clients. Revenues for the wholesale ...
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Next lifts guidance again on strong rise in Q2 full-price sales
Next has raised its annual profit forecasts again after strong second-quarter full-price sales and better-than-expected clearances of summer stock. The British fashion retailer raised guidance by £10 million (€11.6m) to £845 million (€980m), just six weeks after its last upgrade. Next also forecast that annual full-price sales will be 1.8 ...
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Boot Barn’s Q1 sales rise, beating the company’s forecast
Boot Barn’s net sales rose by 4.9 percent to $383.7 million in the first fiscal quarter ended on July 1, from $365.86 million the previous year. Net income fell from $39.3 million to $34.3 million, with net income per diluted share coming in at $1.11, compared to $1.26 the previous ...