Timberland, First Quarter 10-Q
- Total sales $271 mm, up 20%, or $45 mm from Q1 2002.
- International increase was $33 mm, of which $18 mm was attributable to foreign exchange rates.
- At constant currency, growth was up 12%.
- U.S. revenue was up 10%, with U.S. wholesale up 15% and Consumer Direct down 5%. U.S. comps stores down 4%.
- Footwear units sales were up 13%.
- Opened seven retail stores and closed five. Will “focus on controlling new store growth”
- Expects GM to show improvement over the next three quarters.
- Inventory was down 8%. Rolling inventory turn was up to 4.7x from 4.1x.