Brunswick Corp. saw net sales increase 13% to $1.43 billion for the third quarter, up from $1.27 billion a year earlier. Net income totaled $88.4 million, or 89 cents per diluted share, up 21% from $72.9 million, or 75 cents per diluted share, for the thi
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K-Swiss Sees Potential for Low Profile Classics…
K-Swiss is apparently hoping to capture a little of the European magic and bring it back home to the mall next year. With Domestic sales dipping yet again in the third quarter, primarily due to weakness in the Classics LE business, the company is now tal
Deckers Offers Conservative Outlook for 2005 and 2006; Shares Take a Hit…
Deckers Outdoor Corp. was able to capitalize on its early ramp up of inventories of UGG product for the fall season, posting strong growth in earnings and sales for the third quarter, but a more conservative outlook for the fourth quarter, full year 2005
PUMA and FIFA in Settlement Over Cameroon Kit
FIFA and PUMA have reached an out-of-court settlement in their legal dispute over Cameroon's one-piece playing kit. FIFA had previously fined Cameroon for wearing the uniforms during the African Cup in 2004, ruling that all teams must wear a separate
Volcom Posts Strong Sales Gains; Tax Rate Cuts into Bottom Line Improvement…
Volcom posted another strong quarter, but an increased tax rate hurt otherwise strong gains on its bottom line. Sales were up across all segments and regions, with the exception of the Snow segment, which saw flat growth on the loss of the Galyan’s busin
Skechers Posts Another Strong Quarter, But Guidance Has Analysts Nervous…
Skechers posted its seventh consecutive quarter of net sales increases and its sixth quarter of net income gains with owned-retail comprising approximately 20% of total business, but gave guidance for the fourth quarter and full year that was below analys
Cabela’s Expansion Continues Despite Slowdown…
While the Cabela’s expansion strategy managed to boost overall sales, the company still saw a heavy impact from back-to-back Gulf Coast hurricanes and the ensuing “CNN effect” that kept consumers at home watching TV and away from retail. This effect not o
Gander Mountain Warns on Forward Results…
Gander Mountain no longer expects to meet the guidance given at the end of August when the company reported its second quarter sales and earnings. The company now expects that comparable store sales in the third quarter will decline 9% to 10% versus 2004
GSI Postpones Release of Q3 Results; Sees Wider Loss…
GSIC postponed the release of its 2005 third quarter results because the company’s internal auditor and controller in August 2005 found potential discrepancies amounting to approximately $283,000 that were recorded as part of the company's Q4 2004 re
Russell Corp. Feels Hurricane Hurt; Not as Bad as Anticipated…
After issuing warnings earlier this month that reduced the lower range of EPS guidance by two cents, excluding the anticipated 16 cents to 20 cents negative affect of recent hurricanes, the market was braced for the worse from Russell Corp. As it turned
Callaway Gets Q3 Lift on Easy Comparisons…
On the surface, the third quarter results for Callaway Golf Company appear to reflect a business that is experiencing meteoric growth after a very difficult period of integration with the acquired Top-Flite business and product launches in the woods categ
Aldila Q3 Biggest in Decade…
Aldila continues to see its branding initiatives pay off in the golf market, and the company’s vertically integrated carbon fiber facility is also helping the manufacturer boost sales of carbon pre-preg to other sporting goods manufacturers who use the “b
Thule Posts Strong Third Quarter in North America…
Thule third quarter sales increased 18.5% globally to SEK 864 million ($112.8 mm) compared to SEK 729 mm ($97.4 mm) last year. Thule’s profitability increased with EBITA climbing 12.1% to SEK 120 ($15.7 mm) compared to SEK 107 mm ($14.3 mm) last year. Sal
Timberland Sees U.S. Weakness Impact Q3 Results; Expects Profit Decline in Fourth Quarter…
Timberland fought against a lackluster footwear retail environment during the third quarter and a considerable slow-down in its U.S. boot business. But the soft market domestically was offset by increases in Timberland’s international sales, particularly
Columbia Sportswear Net Declines on Continued Outerwear, Gross Margin Declines…
Columbia Sportswear seems to be suffering from the macro trend that is pushing sales away from the middle market in the U.S. The company reported declining sales in both outerwear and footwear in the domestic market, while Europe and Canada both showed in
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