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Outdoor companies’ stocks up by 18.9% in Q1
The average stock market value of 31 selected public companies in the outdoor sector saw a sequential improvement of 18.9 percent between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, buoyed by the strong performance of stock markets across the globe, fueled by recovery hopes. This reflects ...
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ArticleGlobal bicycle stocks Q1 2021: The soaring continues
While most of the existing problems caused by the Corona crisis have yet to be resolved, the global stock market is relying on hopes — hopes for a bright post-Corona future. Instead of going into crisis mode, it is simply bypassing all the economic killers that are piling up. Supported by further stimulus packages and the open money floodgates of central banks, the stock market remains high. Our cycling stock chartists are ahead of the curve. They rely on another serious advantage: the bicycle and e-bike sales boom pushed by Corona led to excellent business figures last year. These were announced in the first quarter of this year. Some of the record results were a good impetus for the development of the share value in Q1 2021.
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ArticleFenix Outdoor unveils its 2021 goals
Fenix Outdoor International had a tough year in 2020 due to the pandemic and its store closures, with sales falling by 7.3 percent to €563.0 million. The operating margin (Ebit) contracted by 3.1 percentage points to 10.9 percent. Net profit declined by 44.6 percent to €33.9 million. But in its ...
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ArticleThule sets new sustainability targets
Thule Group achieved better-than-expected results in 2020 by riding the strong global bike trend that started in June. Sales rose by 11.2 percent from the previous year to 7,828 million Swedish kronor (€777.1m-$942.7m) or 13.1 percent in constant currencies. In its annual report, the Swedish company attributed these results to ...
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ArticleGiant Group sets further sales and profit records in 2020
For fiscal 2020, Taiwan’s largest bicycle manufacturer, Giant Group, reports total sales of New Taiwan Dollars 70.01 billion (€2.08bn-$2.45bn). This is an increase of 10.3 percent compared to the previous year. Rising global demand for both traditional and e-bikes also led to record profits. At TWD 4.95 billion (€147.29m-$173.43m), profit ...
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ArticleFila lifts Anta’s results while Amer posts losses
Anta Sports Products has released generally good results for the full year, despite the impact of the pandemic. Fueled by the continued progress of Fila’s joint venture for the Chinese market, the group’s total revenues rose by 4.7 percent to 35,512 million yuan renminbi (€4.59bn-$5.43bn), bouncing back from a difficult ...
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ArticleRip Curl still an engine of growth for Kathmandu
Rip Curl continues to support the performance of Kathmandu Holdings. Acquired in October 2019, it allowed the Australian group to improve its revenues for the six months ended on Jan. 31, 2021, as it did before. The group’s total revenues progressed by 12.9 percent from the year-ago period to 410.7 ...
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ArticleEcco had a challenging 2020, but continued to invest in the future
Danish footwear brand Ecco said it has remained financially strong despite the challenges of the year 2020. The company reported sales of €1.09 billion in 2020, down 19.7 percent from €1.36 billion a year ago. Profit before taxes reached €44.7 million, down from €195.8 million in 2019. The top priority ...
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ArticleA difficult year for Gregory and High Sierra
Samsonite’s two outdoor backpack brands, Gregory and High Sierra, recorded a significant sales decline in 2020, like the rest of the group, because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gregory posted a drop of 26.6 percent to $51.2 million, off by 27.5 percent on a currency-neutral basis. The more ...
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ArticleAdidas ends 2020 with a small plus and presents new business plan with focus (also) on outdoor
As reported in detail by our sister publication SGI Europe, the Adidas Group ended the year with a small sales increase of one percent in local currencies in the fourth quarter, despite a challenging environment, especially in Europe, the only market that suffered a sales decline. As currency headwinds persisted, ...
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ArticleMammut’s online sales climb, but brand is up for sale as Conzzeta is in transition
Robust online sales mitigated the impact of the pandemic on Mammut Sports Group’s results for the full year. It generated net revenue of 218.4 million Swiss Francs (€197.5m-$236.1m) in 2020, down by 16.2 percent from the previous year in constant currencies. It ended with an operating loss of CHF 24.5 ...
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ArticleCycling demand boosts Dorel Sports
Dorel Sports, Dorel Industries’ sports segment whose brands include Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose, Caloi and IronHorse, saw its revenues increase by 13.8 percent year-on-year to $265.3 million in the fourth quarter, or by 15.9 percent in constant currencies. This marks the seventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth for Dorel Sports, ...
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ArticleInline skating compensates for Covid-19 impact on Tecnica results
The Tecnica Group reported a 9.8 percent drop in sales to €382 million for 2020 but said it still managed to further improve Ebitda by 10.7 percent to €55 million. The parent of brands such as Nordica, Blizzard, Tecnica, Lowa, Moon Boot and Rollerblade said its outdoor sales fell 10 ...
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ArticleBogs continues to perform well
Even with low precipitation in November and December across the U.S., demand for Bogs, a footwear brand best known for its waterproof boots, remained strong in the fourth quarter, as consumers continue to spend more time outside during the pandemic. It continued to diversify its product mix, selling more lightly ...
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ArticleLenzing ends in the red
Pressure on prices and volumes in the textile fiber segment due to Covid-19, especially in the second quarter of 2020, caused the Lenzing Group to post a loss for the full year of 2020. However, the recovery of demand in the second half of the year helped offset some of ...
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ArticleOnline retailer Bergfreunde continues to grow
Online outdoor retailer Bergfreunde GmbH (bergfreunde.de), part of the U.S. Backcountry Group (backcountry.com), has announced annual sales of €155 million for its fiscal year 2020, a plus of 41 percent compared to the previous year. According to the online-only retailer, the increase was due primarily to the Corona pandemic, which ...
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ArticleCalida may be looking at strategic options for its outdoor brands
Swiss diversified group Calida said it was looking at “strategic options” for its French Millet and Lafuma outdoor brands following the already-completed sales of the Eider and Oxbow labels. The company said Millet and Lafuma “declined perceptibly” – due to Covid-19 curfews in France – as it reported its 2020 ...
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ArticleAccell reports strong results, headed by Europe
The post-Covid boom in the bicycle sector fuelled the revenues of Accell Group in 2020, which soared by 17.0 percent organically from the previous year to €1,296 million, thanks mainly to sustained high demand for bicycles, parts and accessories across Europe. The results do not include the group’s former operations ...
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ArticleRecord quarter for Fox
Fox Factory Holding Corp., which manufactures performance-defining ride dynamics products primarily for bicycles, on-road and off-road vehicles and trucks, achieved record fourth-quarter sales, rising by 41.2 percent to $262.4 million. This increase reflects a 44.6 percent rise in its specialty sports group sales and a 38.7 percent gain in the ...
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ArticleWolverine sees weak results, but remains hopeful for 2021
The year 2020 was a difficult one for Wolverine Worldwide. Looking on the bright side, the management said it delivered better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter and is poised to drive an accelerated recovery over the next 12 to 16 months. The group posted a double-digit sales decline in the ...
