Financial Results – Page 20
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ArticleInditex’s sales return above pre-pandemic levels
Inditex, the Spanish group that owns the brands Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho and Uterqüe, posted a 35.8 percent year-on-year increase in revenues to €27.72 billion in the full year ended January 31. In local currencies, the top line was 3 percent higher than in 2019, before the ...
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ArticleTod’s swung into an operating profit in 2021
Tod’s beat market expectations with its 2021 earnings and expressed optimism for the current year. Nevertheless, for the third year in a row, the Italian shoe maker decided to omit paying a dividend on is full-year results. The company posted earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) of €24.2 million in ...
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ArticleBoohoo's sales slow down in Q4
The British online fashion retailer Boohoo confirmed that full-year earnings will be in line with its reduced guidance after reporting a slowdown in revenue growth in the fourth quarter. The group issued a profit warning last December, citing higher product return rates, disruption to international deliveries and higher inbound freight ...
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ArticleSchuh Group posts strong sales growth
In the fourth quarter ended Jan. 29, Schuh Group, an operating unit of the U.S.-based Genesco, posted an operating profit of $9.8 million against an operating loss of $3.6 million. Total sales at the 123-door, U.K.-based retailer rose nearly 33 percent to $129.0 million from $97.0 million as digital penetration ...
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ArticleVulcabras continues to shrink in women’s shoes
Vulcabras’ net income rose by 49 percent to 81.3 million Brazilian reais (€14.6m) in the fourth quarter of 2021. Operating earnings (Ebit) went up by 58 percent to R$89.3 million (€16.1m) in the period ended Dec. 31, as the gross margin hit 36.1 percent versus 32.7 percent a year earlier ...
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ArticleFerragamo is back in black
Salvatore Ferragamo swung into a profit in 2021 as it recovered from the loss caused in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic but the company did not provide a guidance for the current year due to an “unpredictable” outlook. The broker Equita noted that the company, which had already released its ...
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ArticleWeyco posts strong quarterly results
Weyco Group’s net income soared by 103 percent to $10.34 million from $5.1 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. Operating earnings rose by 62 percent to $12.78 million from $7.9 million, but the year-over-year operating margin slipped slightly to 12.6 percent from 12.8 percent. Total revenues stepped 64 ...
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ArticleRocky Brands targets savings as Q4 net sales soar
U.S. footwear company Rocky Brands said it is targeting cost savings and synergies after integrating Honeywell International’s performance and lifestyle footwear business last year as it reported a 93.4 percent surge in fourth-quarter net sales. The company, which called the $230m acquisition “transformational”, said sales for the three months to ...
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ArticleZalando releases a disappointing 2022 guidance
Zalando posted better-than-expected sales in 2021 but released a disappointed guidance for 2022, which prompted the company’s share price to drop nearly 10 percent on the day. In the full year ended Dec. 31, the German online fashion retailer posted a 29.7 percent increase in revenues to €10.35 billion, compared ...
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ArticleFarfetch profitability improves on lower markdowns
Farfetch posted a strong improvement in its gross operating profit thanks to a reduction in markdowns. In a conference call, José Neves, the company’s founder and chief executive, said that out of the 10 brands on its marketplace “five now follow a full-price strategy for their e-concessions” while the retailer’s ...
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ArticleSteve Madden eyes DTC, Europe and apparel for more growth
Steve Madden reported a net income of $66.0 million in the fourth quarter against $22.6 million a year earlier. On adjusted basis, the bottom line grew to $70.4 million from $21.8 million. Total revenues rose by 65 percent to $575.1 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31. Sales highlights included ...
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ArticleGeox starts 2022 strongly but Ukraine conflict casts shadow
Geox said it has started 2022 strongly, but highlighted uncertainty about the potential impact of the conflict in Ukraine on its results. The Italian footwear company could not currently quantify the impact of the conflict and economic sanctions against Russia on its performance. In 2021, the company achieved €51 million ...
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ArticleGrendene’s export business shines in challenging year
Grendene, despite facing persistent supply chain challenges and an uneven recovery around the globe from the Covid-19 pandemic, generated strong export sales gains in the fourth quarter and in 2021. Strong recoveries in the European and in Latin American markets contributed to the improvement. The Brazilian footwear maker, whose portfolio ...
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ArticleWolverine posts better-than-expected Q4 results
Wolverine Worldwide narrowed its fourth-quarter losses, boosted by its recent acquisition of Sweaty Betty, the U.K.-based brand of women’s fitness apparel, and it forecast sales growth of 15-18 percent for 2022. The Michigan-based owner of Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Keds and other brands reported a net loss of $14.6 million for ...
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ArticleDriving toward breakeven results, Allbirds preps a wholesale strategy
Allbirds reported positive adjusted Ebitda of $0.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a loss of $5.3 million in the corresponding period of 2020, thanks to higher revenues combined with a reduction in marketing expenses from 29.8 percent to 19.1 percent of sales. The company attributed the ...
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ArticleBasicNet sees significant sales growth in Q4
BasicNet said it posted “significant” growth at the end of 2021, with consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter jumping by 26.5 percent from the year-earlier period to €80.0 million, marking an improvement of over 14 percent on 2019. BasicNet, the Italian-based parent company for brands such as Kappa, K-Way, Superga ...
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ArticleHotter Shoes in tie-up with M&S as revenues rise
Unbound Group, the parent company of Hotter Shoes, announced that the footwear brand enjoyed a surge in fourth-quarter revenues and will sell its comfort shoes through the British retailer chain Marks & Spencer (M&S). Unbound said that M&S will immediately start selling 32 Hotter products on its “Brands at M&S” ...
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ArticleGabor 2021 sales drop 13.6% as Covid continued to weigh
The German shoe manufacturer Gabor took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic for a second straight year as extended lockdowns in the first half of the year, supply chain disruptions and rising procurement and logistics costs weighed on results. The Rosenheim-based company’s sales stood at €260 million in 2021, ...
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ArticleCrocs targets $6 bn in sales in 2026
Crocs exceeded $2.3 billion in revenues last year and expects to reach a turnover of $6 billion in 2026, thanks to the takeover of Heydude and organic growth driven by its digital business. The U.S. footwear company posted a strong fourth quarter with an increase of 42.6 percent in sales ...
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ArticleOver 12 million pairs of Havaianas sold in EMEA in 2021
Havaianas, the Alpargatas-owned sandal brand, generated the equivalent of €115.4 million in revenues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) last year, representing a 35 percent year-over-year increase. Results were driven by the Sparkle flip-flop line and the Beyond Core category that grew 28 percent in unit volume. The ...
