Academy Sports And Outdoors Ups Quarterly Dividend By 20 Percent
Academy Sports + Outdoors, Inc.’s board of directors has declared a cash dividend with respect to the fiscal quarter ended January 28, 2023 of 9 cents per share of common stock of the company, a 20 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend payment.
Vista Outdoor Appoints President, Simms Fishing
Effective immediately, Vista Outdoor, Inc. named Derek Tarlecki as president of its Bozeman, MT-brand Simms Fishing Products. Tarlecki has worked as its chief integration officer since September, following the retirement of Simms CEO Casey Sheahan.
BN3TH Appoints VP Of Sales
Men’s underwear and baselayer brand BN3TH promoted Matt Keenan to VP of sales, effective March 1.
CGPR Taps Former Employee As Vice President
CGPR tapped former employee Charlotte Daher de Garcia as vice president.
Salt Life Inks Licensing Deal For Home Furnishings
Salt Life is expanding its product line to include the company’s first home furnishings collection—Salt Life Home—via a license agreement with Magnussen Home, offering U.S. customers coastal-inspired products for living, dining, entertainment, office, sleep, and other home spaces.
Vail Resorts Names New Mountain Division President As O’Donnell Exits
Vail Resorts, Inc. appointed current company EVP and COO Bill Rock as president of its Mountain Division, effective May 1, and announced that current president, James O’Donnell, will no longer be with the company, effective March 3.
Burlington Stores Sees Improving Trend Despite Q4 Comp Sales Dip
Burlington Stores, Inc. reported total sales for the fiscal fourth quarter increased 5 percent to $2.74 billion and comparable store sales decreased 2 percent for the period ended January 28, 2023, compared to the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2021.
MarineMax Promotes Executive Officer To EVP
MarineMax, Inc. has promoted Anthony E. Cassella, Jr. to EVP finance and chief accounting officer.
West Marine’s Debt Ratings Downgraded
Moody’s Investors Service lowered the debt ratings of West Marine’s term loan to reflect West Marine’s pending debt exchange. The exchange will result in the original term loans being subordinated in priority in terms of payment and collateral resulting in a lower expected recovery.
Compass Diversified Posts Q4 Loss Despite Mid-Single-Digit Growth
Compass Diversified (CODI), which owns Velocity Outdoor, BOA, Marucci, Primaloft, 5.11 and others in the active lifestyle space, reported net sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 were $594.9 million, up 6 percent (+4 percent on a pro forma basis).
Play It Again Sports Parent Sees Slight Q4 Earnings Decline
Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported net income declined slightly in the fourth quarter and year.
Kohl’s Logs Steep Q4 Loss On Heavy Markdowns
Kohl’s, Inc. reported a steep loss in the fourth quarter on heavy markdowns. Wall Street had expected a profit. The mid-tier department store chain also guided EPS for the current year below analyst targets.
Big 5 SG Sees Q4 Same-Store Sales Fall 13 Percent; Margins And Earnings Shrink
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reiterated its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter net sales were $238.3 million, compared to net sales of $273.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Same-store sales decreased 13.2 percent for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
Campspot Boasts More Than 3 Million Camping Reservations In 2022
Campspot believes that 2022 solidified its designation as North America’s largest reservations platform and software provider for private campgrounds as the company drove record reservations for the year, surpassing more than three million gross campsite reservations made across its platform.
Report: Shift In Buyer Intentions Show Conditions Normalizing For Boating Market
The boating market began to normalize in 2022 as buyer interest shifted and the number of boats sold globally decreased for the first time since the pandemic-driven boom.
