SGB Update

Oakley saw its third straight quarter of earnings growth and is looking at improved sell-through trends of new sunglass styles and lower inventories at Sunglass Hut as the basis for an upward revision of its sales and earnings guidance for the year…

K2 Inc. sees flat markets in all of its product categories with the exception of paintball, forcing the company to fight a market share battle for most of its acquired brands while squeezing out incremental profits through its own manufacturing capabiliti

Wolverine World Wide is tapping into the FX rate upside of the European market in its Merrell business while it repositions Sebago and Hush Puppy for accelerated growth. WWW saw revenues for the first quarter increase 17.4% to $224.9 million from $191.5

SIA released its second-to-last retail audit, which measures key product sales at specialty and chain stores through the end of February 2004. Overall sales for the entire winter sport market increased slightly by 1.4% in dollars to $2.06 billion for Aug

Gander Mountain came out strong in its Initial Public Offering last week, posting a share price increase of nearly 51% for the week to close at $24.10 on Friday. The IPO was priced at $16 on Wednesday and raised $91.6 million before fees and will clear $

Fortune Brands reported its fourth quarter in the row of top line growth for its Acushnet Golf division, which includes the Titleist, Cobra and FootJoy brands, as first quarter sales increased 20% to $338.9 million from $282.4 million in the year-ago peri

Last week the SGMA released their top-line participation report (SEW_0416) which showed some considerable gains in fitness activities, relatively flat participation in many team sports, and gave an upbeat outlook for the world of outdoor recreation. This

Callaway Golf Company saw shares decline 6.7% to close at $18.01 on Friday on a mix of both good news and bad. But the key issue was the company’s shortfall on the earnings per share line — even after stripping away the Top-Flite impact — as ELY missed

Fortune Brands, Inc. reported net income for the first quarter increased 40% to $139.7 million, while diluted earnings per share rose 39% to 92 cents, from 66 cents a year ago. Net sales were up 23% to $1.7 billion, with the Acushnet Golf division, which

Reebok International Ltd. reported net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004 of $41 million, or 63 cents per diluted share which is comparable to the net income of $41 million, or 63 cents per diluted share reported in the first quarter of 200

Accell Group N.V. announced at its General Meeting of Shareholders that it had a positive first quarter of 2004. The results in Germany still lag the rest of the group. The production facility in Hungary is, as expected, running at full capacity. Also, sa

Thule has announced the hiring of Chris Roberts as the Southeastern Thule Envoy. Launched in 2003, the Thule Envoy program was created to promote dealer and consumer relations through hosting in-store training, assisting with retailer sales events, and a