SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global footwear leader, today announced
financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.
Third quarter 2013 net sales were $515.8 million compared to $429.4
million for the third quarter of 2012. Gross profit for the third
quarter of 2013 was $230.5 million or 44.7 percent of net sales compared
to $187.8 million or 43.7 percent of net sales for the third quarter of
last year. Earnings from operations for the third quarter of 2013 were
$44.0 million versus earnings from operations of $20.3 million in the
third quarter of 2012. Due to increased domestic profitability, the
Company revised its estimated effective tax rate for 2013 to 32 percent
from 30 percent. As a result, the tax rate for the third quarter of 2013
was 33.2 percent. Also, earnings from operations included additional
professional fees related to the re-audit of its 2011 and 2012
consolidated financial statements of approximately $900,000 and $1.7
million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013,
respectively.
"The momentum we experienced in the first half of the year continued
through the third quarter as we saw revenue growth of 20 percent, making
our quarterly net sales the second highest in the company’s history,"
began David Weinberg, chief operating officer and chief financial
officer. "This growth was the result of strong product demand across our
men’s, women’s and kids collections, which drove double-digit increases
in net sales in our domestic wholesale and domestic and international
company-owned retail businesses, as well as single-digit improvements in
our international wholesale business. The 16.9 percent comp stores
increase in our domestic and international company-owned stores during
the quarter is further validation of the increased demand for our
product.”
Net earnings for the third quarter were $26.8 million compared to net
earnings of $11.0 million in the third quarter of 2012. Diluted net
earnings per share for the third quarter were $0.53 on 50,604,000
weighted average shares outstanding, compared to diluted net earnings
per share of $0.22 on 49,923,000 weighted average shares outstanding for
the third quarter of 2012.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net sales were $1.396
billion compared to net sales of $1.165 billion in the first nine months
of 2012. Gross profit for the first nine months of 2013 was $618.1
million or 44.3 percent of net sales, compared to $514.9 million or 44.2
percent of net sales for the first nine months of 2012. Earnings from
operations for the first nine months of 2013 were $76.5 million,
compared to earnings from operations of $14.4 million in the first nine
months of 2012.
Net earnings for first nine months of 2013 were $40.6 million compared
to net earnings of $5.6 million in the same period last year. Diluted
net earnings per share in the first nine months of 2013 was $0.80 per
share on 50,532,000 weighted average shares, compared to net earnings
per share of $0.11 on 49,834,000 weighted average shares for the same
period last year.
Robert Greenberg, SKECHERS chief executive officer, commented: "Through
constant product innovation, development and execution backed by
effective marketing, the last three months, as well as the first half of
the year, have been exceptional for Skechers. The strong demand for our
product is reflected in both our sales and incoming order rates. This
demand is driven by multiple product categories – from our award-winning
Skechers GO platform to the Relaxed Fit from Skechers collections for
men and women, to our lighted and non-lighted kids offering – both in
the United States as well as many key markets around the world. To
create increased brand awareness, we continue to support our many
successful product initiatives with a multi-platform marketing approach
with television commercials as the cornerstone, and print, outdoor,
events, digital, in-store, and social media as integral mediums. During
back-to-school, we aired a number of campaigns, including television
commercials with Brooke Burke-Charvet and Joe Montana, both of which we
will also air for the Holiday season. We are continuing to build on this
momentum with the development of more new product, including the
evolution of our Skechers GO footwear and the expansion of our Skechers
Sport and Sport Active collections, and we believe that our continued
strong product and marketing support will result in further growth
opportunities in 2014."
Mr. Weinberg added, “We believe the product success and financial
performance we have experienced in the first nine months of 2013 will
continue in the fourth quarter, as well as into 2014. Our domestic and
international combined backlogs are up 19.7 percent from the prior year
period, and our third quarter was one of our strongest third
quarters for incoming orders, with October also shaping up to be one of
our strongest Octobers for incoming orders. Our cash balance of $333
million, in-line inventory levels, and significantly improved
profitability are all indicators of our commitment to efficiently grow
our business. While we are very pleased with our position in the global
footwear market, we believe the strong demand for our many product
categories will continue into the foreseeable future.”
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc., based in Manhattan Beach, California, designs,
develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear for men,
women and children, as well as performance footwear for men and women.
SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States via department and
specialty stores, Company-owned SKECHERS retail stores and its
e-commerce website, and in over 100 countries and territories through
the Company’s international network of subsidiaries in Canada, Brazil,
Chile, Japan, and across Europe, as well as through joint ventures in
Asia and distributors around the world. For more information, please
visit www.skechers.com,
and follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SKECHERS)
and Twitter (twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, the Company’s future financial results and
operations, its development of new products, future demand for its
products and growth opportunities, and its planned advertising and
marketing initiatives. Forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of forward looking language such as “believe,” “anticipate,”
“expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will be,” “will
continue,” “will result,” “could,” “may,” “might,” or any variations of
such words with similar meanings. Any such statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause or contribute to such differences include the
resignation of the Company’s former independent registered public
accounting firm, and its withdrawal of its audit reports with respect to
certain of the Company’s historical financial statements; international,
national and local general economic, political and market conditions
including the ongoing global economic slowdown and market instability;
entry into the highly competitive performance footwear market;
sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels;
losing any significant customers, decreased demand by industry retailers
and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity of
particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining brand
image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for consumers;
anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in
fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the various market
factors described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school
and holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or
incorporated by reference in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2012 and its quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2013. The risks included here
are not exhaustive. The Company operates in a very competitive
and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and
the companies cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can the
companies assess the impact of all such risk factors on their respective
businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors,
may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a
prediction of actual results. Moreover, reported results should not be
considered an indication of future performance.
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SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2013
|
|
|
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December 31,
2012
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ASSETS
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
332,813
|
|
|
|
$
|
325,826
|
Trade accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
268,729
|
|
|
|
|
213,697
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
7,005
|
|
|
|
|
7,491
|
Total receivables
|
|
|
275,734
|
|
|
|
|
221,188
|
Inventories
|
|
|
309,940
|
|
|
|
|
339,012
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
23,729
|
|
|
|
|
27,755
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
26,532
|
|
|
|
|
26,531
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
968,748
|
|
|
|
|
940,312
|
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, less accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
362,050
|
|
|
|
|
362,446
|
Goodwill and other intangible assets, less applicable amortization
|
|
|
2,524
|
|
|
|
|
3,242
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
4,345
|
|
|
|
|
16,387
|
Other assets, at cost
|
|
|
20,156
|
|
|
|
|
17,833
|
Total non-current assets
|
|
|
389,075
|
|
|
|
|
399,908
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
$
|
1,357,823
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,340,220
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current installments of long-term borrowings
|
|
$
|
11,935
|
|
|
|
$
|
11,668
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
|
|
2,425
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
226,662
|
|
|
|
|
241,525
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
34,090
|
|
|
|
|
36,923
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
272,798
|
|
|
|
|
292,541
|
Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments
|
|
|
119,531
|
|
|
|
|
128,517
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
|
|
73
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
|
|
119,945
|
|
|
|
|
128,590
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
392,743
|
|
|
|
|
421,131
|
Stockholders’ equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. equity
|
|
|
916,771
|
|
|
|
|
875,969
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
48,309
|
|
|
|
|
43,120
|
Total equity
|
|
|
965,080
|
|
|
|
|
919,089
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
$
|
1,357,823
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,340,220
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
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|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
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|
|
2013
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|
|
2012
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|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
515,756
|
|
|
$
|
429,429
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,395,624
|
|
|
$
|
1,164,704
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
285,235
|
|
|
|
241,605
|
|
|
|
|
777,477
|
|
|
|
649,842
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
230,521
|
|
|
|
187,824
|
|
|
|
|
618,147
|
|
|
|
514,862
|
|
Royalty income, net
|
|
|
1,649
|
|
|
|
1,758
|
|
|
|
|
4,844
|
|
|
|
4,503
|
|
|
|
|
232,170
|
|
|
|
189,582
|
|
|
|
|
622,991
|
|
|
|
519,365
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
|
|
|
40,211
|
|
|
|
34,385
|
|
|
|
|
119,995
|
|
|
|
103,834
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
147,916
|
|
|
|
134,913
|
|
|
|
|
426,450
|
|
|
|
401,172
|
|
|
|
|
188,127
|
|
|
|
169,298
|
|
|
|
|
546,445
|
|
|
|
505,006
|
|
Earnings from operations
|
|
|
44,043
|
|
|
|
20,284
|
|
|
|
|
76,546
|
|
|
|
14,359
|
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest, net
|
|
|
(2,813
|
)
|
|
|
(3,338
|
)
|
|
|
|
(8,353
|
)
|
|
|
(9,315
|
)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
1,162
|
|
|
|
(1,621
|
)
|
|
|
|
(2,456
|
)
|
|
|
(1,205
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1,651
|
)
|
|
|
(4,959
|
)
|
|
|
|
(10,809
|
)
|
|
|
(10,520
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)
|
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
42,392
|
|
|
|
15,325
|
|
|
|
|
65,737
|
|
|
|
3,839
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
14,059
|
|
|
|
3,725
|
|
|
|
|
20,970
|
|
|
|
(3,007
|
)
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
28,333
|
|
|
|
11,600
|
|
|
|
|
44,767
|
|
|
|
6,846
|
|
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
1,484
|
|
|
|
596
|
|
|
|
|
4,144
|
|
|
|
1,290
|
|
Net earnings attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
|
|
$
|
26,849
|
|
|
$
|
11,004
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,623
|
|
|
$
|
5,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings per share attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.53
|
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.81
|
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.53
|
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.80
|
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares used in calculating earnings per share
attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
50,393
|
|
|
|
49,443
|
|
|
|
|
50,329
|
|
|
|
49,335
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
50,604
|
|
|
|
49,923
|
|
|
|
|
50,532
|
|
|
|
49,834
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