All Tod's articles
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ArticleFootwear stocks treaded water in a quarter marked by shareholder activism
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence grew by 1.3 percent on average in the first quarter of 2024, compared with the previous three months, in very volatile trade. The quarter was marked by shareholder activism. Tabor Asset Management, a US investment company that has a 1.1 percent stake ...
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Chiara Ferragni dropped from Tod’s’ board
Tod’s is not reproposing Chiara Ferragni as a board director. The Italian entrepreneur, fashion influencer and blogger joined the board of the Italian luxury goods company in 2021 with the objective of helping Tod’s better approach young consumers. At the time, the news of her appointment boosted Tod’s’ share price ...
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ArticleTod’s shareholder calls for higher bid price to delist company
Tabor Asset Management, a US investment company that has a 1.1 percent stake in Tod’s, is urging shareholders to reject a public tender to delist the Italian fashion group on the grounds that it does not fully value the company. On March 22, the Italian stock market regulator Consob approved ...
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Italian regulator clears bid to delist Tod’s
The Italian stock market regulator Consob has approved the prospectus for the offer on Tod’s launched by the investment vehicle of L Catteron, a private equity firm backed by the French luxury goods group LVMH. The bid is for 9,255,498 ordinary shares, representing 27.968 percent of the share capital of ...
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Tod’s doubles its FY net profit
Tod’s more than doubled its 2023 net profit to €50.0 million from €23.1 million a year earlier, as Ebit rose to €94.7 million from €58.2 million. The Italian fashion company confirmed that full-year sales grew by 11.9 percent to €1,127 million. Tod’s decided not to pay a full-year dividend in ...
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Della Valle family does not plan to sell Tod’s
The Della Valle family that controls Tod’s has no intention of selling the Italian producer of luxury goods, said Diego Della Valle, the chairman and CEO of Tod’s. “We don’t have to sell anything, we have a family business with young people who want to do this job,” Della Valle ...
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ArticleNew delisting attempt for Tod’s
After failing at the end of 2022, Tod’s’ key shareholders are trying again to delist the Italian company by offering a higher price. Financial analysts are divided on whether the new attempt will be successful. Under the current offer, Crown Bidco, a company controlled by L Catterton, a private equity ...
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News briefsChiara Ferragni rarely attended Tod’s’ board meetings
The Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni has rarely attended Tod’s’ board meetings since her appointment as director on April 21, 2021. According to the daily Il Sole 24 Ore, Ferragni took part in only three meetings out of 17, missing 82.4 percent of the total – a record for a ...
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ArticleTod’s hints at positive profit news as sales momentum continues
Diego Della Valle, the chairman and CEO of Tod’s, said he was “very positive” about profits and growth potential at the Italian fashion house after it reported 2023 figures that showed continuing sales momentum. Full-year sales increased by 11.9 percent last year to reach €1,127 million, growing by 14.0 percent ...
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Tod’s appoints Matteo Tamburini as creative director
The Tod’s brand has appointed Matteo Tamburini as the new creative director of its women’s and men’s collections. He will be presenting his first women’s collection for autumn/winter 2024-2025 at Milan’s next fashion week in February 2024. The appointment comes five months after the departure of Walter Chiapponi, who became ...
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Tod’s to finance restoration of Milan’s city hall
Tod’s will fund the restoration of Milan’s city hall, which is situated in Piazza della Scala, opposite the eponymous opera house. The works comprise 5,345 square meters of exterior facades and 2,224 square meters of the internal court of honor, which features original elements of the building, including a portico ...
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Tod’s joins the Aura Blockchain Consortium
Tod’s has joined the Aura Blockchain Consortium, securing digital product passports for the handbag Di Bag.“Using Aura Blockchain technology and the NFC tag that guarantees its authenticity and traceability, you are able to access all the information about the bag and its supply chain directly through your smartphone. This unique ...
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ArticleThe stocks of footwear companies continued to be under pressure in Q3
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence fell by 7 percent on average in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months amid ongoing concern about the economic outlook due to weak demand, higher interest rates and stubborn inflation. In the second quarter, the panel was ...
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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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ArticleTod’s’ H1 sales rise 21.7%, Ebit expected to double
Tod’s released preliminary sales data for the first half of 2023 that come in at €569.1 million, up by 21.7 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and by 22.8 percent at constant currency rates. The figure was in line with market expectations. Financial analysts expect that the Italian fashion house ...
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Tod’s’ creative director leaves
After four years in the job, Walter Chiapponi is stepping down as creative director of Tod’s. He will leave the Italian luxury shoemaker after the presentation of his latest collection at the Milan Fashion Week on Sept. 22. Tod’s said that the name of the new creative director will be ...
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ArticleTod’s’ Q1 sales beat expectations
With first-quarter sales coming in at €270.5 million, up by 23.2 perent year-on-year on a reported basis and by 23.3 percent at constant currency rates, Tod’s beat market expectations by about €20 million. Citi noted that the news was not a huge surprise considering the good performance posted over ...
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ArticleTod’s returns to the black, sees sales rising 7% in 2023
Tod’s reported a net profit of €23.1 million in 2022 compared to a bottom line loss of €5.9 million the year earlier but nonetheless decided to skip a dividend payment for the fourth year running. Emilio Macellari, the chief financial officer, indicated in a conference call with analysts that a ...
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Tod’s and Lamborghini enter a partnership
Lamborghini, an Italian maker of sports cars owned by the German group Volkswagen, and Tod’s, an Italian fashion house, announced a partnership in luxury leather goods, shoes, apparel and accessories. “The two Italian brands’ exclusive collaboration celebrates Italian craftmanship and tradition as well as technological research and innovation: qualities that ...
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ArticleTod’s breaks through €1 bn sales threshold, sees ‘excellent’ start to 2023
Diego Della Valle, the chairman and CEO of Tod’s, said he is “very confident” about future results of the Italian footwear company due to an “excellent” start to 2023 in stores and the solidity of its order portfolio for next season. Della Valle’s optimism came as Tod’s announced preliminary results ...
