by Zach | Oct 22, 2019 | Press Release
Oct 22, 2019 • 4:05 pm EDT
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global footwear leader, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.
Third Quarter Highlights
“Skechers is firing on all cylinders. Our global marketing efforts are creating awareness and generating demand. Our product is innovative, relevant and comfortable. Importantly, we achieved a new sales record of $1.354 billion in the third quarter,” stated Robert Greenberg, chief executive officer of Skechers. “In the last three months, we saw our chunky fashion footwear on fashion week runways in New York, London, and Milan; our Skechers GO Run Hyper win its fifth award this year—Gear of the Year from Runner’s World; we also won the Schuhkurier award in Germany for Brand of the Year, and launched unique collaborations in Asia, North America, and other regions. We continue to lead the walking footwear category and delivered technical and innovative work, golf, sport and kids footwear. We supported our key initiatives with a 360-degree approach to marketing by adding a comprehensive digital strategy to our traditional television campaigns. Our product offering is vast and reaches every demographic, and at its core, comfort is what consumers have come to know and expect from Skechers. This, and our comprehensive marketing, differentiates Skechers from other brands, and is why we achieved growth across our domestic, international and direct-to-consumer businesses. We believe our holiday sales will be stronger across all channels of our business, and we’re looking forward to 2020 and the launch of our first campaign with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.”
“Skechers achieved a new quarterly sales record as our international business continued to drive growth with wholesale sales increases of 21.7 percent and direct-to-consumer sales increases of 22.3 percent. Further, our domestic direct-to-consumer business improved 8.7 percent, and our domestic wholesale business returned to growth with an increase of 5.0 percent,” began David Weinberg, chief operating officer of Skechers. “We believe these results are an indication of the global strength of our brand with strong increases around the world—from Germany, the UK and Spain, to India, Turkey and the U.A.E., as well as China, Russia and Japan. With the strength of our international business as well as the growth of our direct-to-consumer channel—with more than 3,300 Skechers stores worldwide, of which 779 are Company-owned, we are investing in both our logistics and inventory to meet the growing demand. Based on feedback from recent meetings with our international partners and domestic accounts, as well as our incoming order rate, we believe the momentum will continue in the fourth quarter and into 2020.”
Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results
($ in millions, except per share data)
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
2019
2018
$
%
Sales
$
1,354.0
$
1,176.4
$
177.6
15.1
%
Gross Profit
653.1
563.9
89.2
15.8
%
Gross Margin
48.2
%
47.9
%
SG&A Expenses
511.9
444.8
67.1
15.1
%
As a % of Sales
37.8
%
37.8
%
Earnings from Operations
147.4
123.9
23.5
19.0
%
Operating Margin
10.9
%
10.5
%
Net Earnings
103.1
90.7
12.4
13.7
%
Diluted Earnings per Share
$
0.67
$
0.58
$
0.09
15.5
%
Sales grew 15.1 percent as a result of a 21.9 percent increase in the Company’s international business, or 25.7 percent on a constant currency basis, and a 6.7 percent increase in its domestic business. On a constant currency basis, the Company’s sales increased 17.2 percent. By segments, the Company’s international wholesale business increased 21.7 percent, its Company-owned direct-to-consumer business increased 13.3 percent, and the Company’s domestic wholesale business increased 5.0 percent. Comparable same store sales in Company-owned stores and e-commerce increased 7.7 percent, including 6.8 percent in the United States and 9.9 percent internationally.
Gross margins increased as a result of improved retail pricing and product mix in its international businesses, partially offset by an increase in the average cost per unit in its domestic business.
SG&A expenses were flat as a percentage of sales but increased in line with sales by 15.1 percent in the quarter. Selling expenses increased by $7.4 million primarily due to higher international advertising expenditures. General and administrative expenses increased by $59.7 million, reflecting additional spending of $24.4 million to support the growth of its international business, including in China and the addition of operations in Mexico, and $18.5 million associated with 37 additional Company-owned Skechers stores, including 14 that opened in the third quarter.
Earnings from operations increased $23.5 million, or 19.0 percent, to $147.4 million.
Net earnings were $103.1 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.67. On a constant currency basis, diluted earnings per share were $0.71, an increase of 22.4 percent.
In the third quarter, the Company’s effective income tax rate was 15.8 percent.
Nine Month 2019 Financial Results
($ in millions, except per share data)
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
2019
2018
$
%
Sales
$
3,889.3
$
3,561.3
$
328.0
9.2
%
Gross profit
1,853.4
1,707.9
145.5
8.5
%
Gross Margin
47.7
%
48.0
%
SG&A Expenses
1,446.9
1,369.6
77.3
5.6
%
As a % of Sales
37.2
%
38.5
%
Earnings from Operations
424.4
354.1
70.3
19.9
%
Operating Margin
10.9
%
9.9
%
Net Earnings
287.0
253.7
33.3
13.1
%
Diluted Earnings per Share
$
1.86
$
1.62
$
0.24
14.8
%
For the nine-month period, sales grew 9.2 percent, or 11.9 percent on a constant currency basis. By segments, the Company’s international wholesale business increased 15.9 percent, its Company-owned direct-to-consumer business increased 11.8 percent and its domestic wholesale business decreased 4.0 percent. The Company’s international business grew 16.8 percent and its domestic business grew by 0.4 percent.
Gross margins decreased slightly as a result of promotional efforts to clear seasonal inventory in select international markets earlier in the year.
SG&A expenses improved for the nine-month period as a percentage of sales from 38.5 percent in 2018 to 37.2 percent in 2019. Selling expenses decreased $7.4 million from lower domestic advertising earlier in the year while general and administrative expenses increased $84.7 million mainly due to 37 additional Company-owned stores and investments to grow its operations internationally.
Earnings from operations increased $70.3 million, or 19.9 percent, to $424.4 million.
Net earnings were $287.0 million and diluted earnings per share were $1.86. On a constant currency basis, diluted earnings per share were $1.96, an increase of 21.0 percent.
Balance Sheet
At quarter-end, cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $1.022 billion, a decrease of $44.4 million, or 4.2 percent from December 31, 2018, and an increase of $40.5 million, or 4.1 percent, compared to September 30, 2018. The decrease in cash as compared to December 31, 2018 is mainly attributable to investments the Company made to acquire the minority interest in its former India joint venture and to form a new joint venture in Mexico.
Total inventory, including inventory in transit, was $890.4 million, a $27.1 million increase from December 31, 2018, and a $135.3 million increase over September 30, 2018. The majority of the year-over-year inventory increase is to support growth in its international wholesale business and expansion of its direct-to-consumer business globally.
Working capital was $1.52 billion at September 30, 2019, a $101.4 million decrease over December 31, 2018, and a $95.5 million decrease from September 30, 2018, partially attributable to the inclusion of current operating lease liabilities totaling $172.9 million arising from the adoption of ASU 842 as of January 2019.
“Our extremely strong third quarter results reflect both the success of our product and the strength of our global execution capabilities,” said John Vandemore, chief financial officer of Skechers. “This quarter’s comprehensive increase in sales and improved profitability are a testament to the soundness of our strategy and a validation of the investments in global infrastructure we have made to drive that strategy. We will continue to invest in our business to grow our brand across the globe and to increase our direct-to-consumer reach.”
Outlook
For the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company believes it will achieve sales in the range of $1.225 billion to $1.250 billion, and diluted earnings per share of $0.35 to $0.40. The guidance is based on continued growth in each of the Company’s three segments in the fourth quarter, and a full-year effective tax rate of between 17 and 19 percent.
Store Count
Number of Store
Locations as of
June 30, 2019
Opened
Closed
Number of Store
Locations as of
September 30, 2019
Company-owned domestic stores
477
12
(1
)
488
Company-owned international stores
291
2
(2
)
291
Joint-venture stores
306
24
(12
)
318
Distributor, licensee and franchise stores
2,098
147
(35
)
2,210
Total Skechers stores
3,172
185
(50
)
3,307
Third Quarter 2019 Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2019 financial results. The call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.skechers.com. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning October 22, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. ET, through November 5, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To access the replay, dial 844-512-2921 (U.S.) or 412-317-6671 (International) and use passcode: 13695137.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers 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 and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,300 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Reference in this press release to “Sales” refers to Skechers’ net sales reported under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This announcement also 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, Skechers’ future domestic and international growth, financial results and operations including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and international expansion, opening of new stores and additional expenditures, and 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 international economic, political and market conditions including the challenging consumer retail markets in the United States; 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, especially in the highly competitive performance footwear market; 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 Skechers’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The risks included here are not exhaustive. Skechers operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and we cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business 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.
SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
September 30,
December 31,
2019
2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
824,004
$
872,237
Short-term investments
106,747
100,029
Trade accounts receivable, net
662,356
501,913
Other receivables
46,222
55,683
Total receivables
708,578
557,596
Inventories
890,409
863,260
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
97,638
79,018
Total current assets
2,627,376
2,472,140
Property, plant and equipment, net
702,545
585,457
Operating lease right-of-use assets
985,001
—
Deferred tax assets
52,424
39,431
Long-term investments
90,849
93,745
Other assets, net
108,003
37,482
Total non-current assets
1,938,822
756,115
TOTAL ASSETS
$
4,566,198
$
3,228,255
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term borrowings
$
66,646
$
1,666
Short-term borrowings
16,270
7,222
Accounts payable
661,428
679,553
Operating lease liabilities
172,947
—
Accrued expenses
189,522
161,781
Total current liabilities
1,106,813
850,222
Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments
39,773
88,119
Long-term operating lease liabilities
976,658
—
Deferred tax liabilities
433
451
Other long-term liabilities
101,068
100,188
Total non-current liabilities
1,117,932
188,758
Total liabilities
2,224,745
1,038,980
Stockholders’ equity:
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. equity
2,174,502
2,034,958
Non-controlling interests
166,951
154,317
Total stockholders’ equity
2,341,453
2,189,275
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
4,566,198
$
3,228,255
SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Net sales
$
1,353,998
$
1,176,395
$
3,889,319
$
3,561,270
Cost of sales
700,934
612,529
2,035,911
1,853,344
Gross profit
653,064
563,866
1,853,408
1,707,926
Royalty income
6,285
4,860
17,827
15,732
659,349
568,726
1,871,235
1,723,658
Operating expenses:
Selling
97,516
90,138
281,237
288,606
General and administrative
414,417
354,676
1,165,637
1,080,984
511,933
444,814
1,446,874
1,369,590
Earnings from operations
147,416
123,912
424,361
354,068
Other income / (expense):
Interest income
3,290
3,008
9,500
6,280
Interest expense
(2,012
)
(1,199
)
(5,194
)
(3,742
)
Other, net
(4,194
)
(2,849
)
(8,628
)
(6,918
)
Total other income / (expense)
(2,916
)
(1,040
)
(4,322
)
(4,380
)
Earnings before income tax expense
144,500
122,872
420,039
349,688
Income tax expense
22,766
16,821
75,288
45,521
Net earnings
121,734
106,051
344,751
304,167
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests
18,644
15,323
57,723
50,504
Net earnings attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
$
103,090
$
90,728
$
287,028
$
253,663
Net earnings per share attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.:
Basic
$
0.67
$
0.58
$
1.87
$
1.62
Diluted
$
0.67
$
0.58
$
1.86
$
1.62
Weighted average shares used in calculating net earnings per share attributable to Skechers U.S.A, Inc.:
Basic
153,298
155,766
153,396
156,238
Diluted
153,978
156,298
154,021
156,981
SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
NON-GAAP MEASURES
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended September 30,
2019
2018
Change
Reported
GAAP
Measure
Constant
Currency
Adjustment (1)
Adjusted for
Non-GAAP
Measure
Reported
GAAP
Measure
$
%
Total domestic sales
$
558,173
$
–
$
558,173
$
523,281
$
34,892
6.7
%
Total international sales
795,825
24,895
820,720
653,114
167,606
25.7
%
Net sales
$
1,353,998
$
24,895
$
1,378,893
$
1,176,395
$
202,498
17.2
%
Nine months ended September 30,
2019
2018
Change
Reported
GAAP
Measure
Constant
Currency
Adjustment (1)
Adjusted for
Non-GAAP
Measure
Reported
GAAP
Measure
$
%
Total domestic sales
$
1,655,413
$
–
$
1,655,413
$
1,648,642
$
6,771
0.4
%
Total international sales
2,233,906
95,681
2,329,587
1,912,628
416,959
21.8
%
Net sales
$
3,889,319
$
95,681
$
3,985,000
$
3,561,270
$
423,730
11.9
%
Three months ended September 30,
2019
2018
Change
Reported
GAAP
Measure
Constant
Currency
Adjustment (1)
Adjusted for
Non-GAAP
Measure
Reported
GAAP
Measure
$
%
Basic Earnings per Share:
$
0.67
$
0.04
$
0.71
$
0.58
$
0.13
22.4
%
Diluted Earnings per Share:
$
0.67
$
0.04
$
0.71
$
0.58
$
0.13
22.4
%
Nine months ended September 30,
2019
2018
Change
Reported
GAAP
Measure
Constant
Currency
Adjustment (1)
Adjusted for
Non-GAAP
Measure
Reported
GAAP
Measure
$
%
Basic Earnings per Share:
$
1.87
$
0.10
$
1.97
$
1.62
$
0.35
21.6
%
Diluted Earnings per Share:
$
1.86
$
0.10
$
1.96
$
1.62
$
0.34
21.0
%
Certain Non-GAAP Measures
We use the non-GAAP financial measures discussed above to evaluate our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and indebtedness. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors regarding financial and business trends related to our results of operations, cash flows and indebtedness and that when this non-GAAP financial information is viewed with our GAAP financial information, investors are provided with valuable supplemental information regarding our results of operations, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance and is consistent with how management evaluates the company’s operating performance and liquidity. In addition, these non-GAAP measures address questions the company routinely receives from analysts and investors and, in order to assure that all investors have access to similar data the company has determined that it is appropriate to make this data available to all investors. None of the non-GAAP measures presented should be considered as an alternative to net income or loss, operating income, cash flows from operating activities, total indebtedness or any other measures of operating performance and financial condition, liquidity or indebtedness derived in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Our use of these terms may vary from the use of similarly-titled measures by others in our industry due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation and differences due to items subject to interpretation.
Constant Currency Adjustment (1)
We evaluate our results of operations on both an as reported and a constant currency basis. The constant currency presentation, which is a non-GAAP measure, excludes the impact of period-over-period fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We believe providing constant currency information provides valuable supplemental information regarding our results of operations, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance and is consistent with how management evaluates the company’s performance. We calculate constant currency percentages by converting our current period local currency financial results using the prior-period exchange rates and comparing these adjusted amounts to our prior period reported results.
Company Contact:
David Weinberg
Chief Operating Officer
John Vandemore
Chief Financial Officer
SKECHERS USA, Inc.
(310) 318-3100
Investor Relations:
Andrew Greenebaum
Addo Investor Relations
(310) 829-5400
Press:
Jennifer Clay
Vice President,
Corporate Communications
SKECHERS USA, Inc.
(310) 318-3100
Source: SKECHERS USA, Inc.
by Zach | Oct 18, 2019 | Press Release
Oct 18, 2019 • 2:48 pm EDT
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk also wins “Affair to Remember” Award from Manhattan Beach
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– For the fourth time in the past five years, Manhattan Beach-based athletic lifestyle footwear and apparel global brand Skechers has been honored by the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce as the “Best of Manhattan.” The Chamber also honored the Company with the “Pay it Forward” award, and presented its “Affair to Remember” award to Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk—an annual event that has raised more than $11 million and is on track to raise another $2 million this month for children with special needs, schools and college scholarships.
L to R: Skechers Foundation Executive Director Robin Curren, Skechers President Michael Greenberg and Skechers COO David Weinberg celebrate their “Best of Manhattan” awards at Westdrift Manhattan Beach. Credit: Walkthrough Productions
L to R: Skechers Foundation Executive Director Robin Curren, Skechers President Michael Greenberg and Skechers COO David Weinberg celebrate their “Best of Manhattan” awards at Westdrift Manhattan Beach. Credit: Walkthrough Productions
For its annual “Best of” award ceremony, which was held last night at Westdrift Manhattan Beach, the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce nominates the city’s most impactful businesses and events, and the community votes for the year’s winners on the Chamber’s website. The “Best of Manhattan” honors the business best known for its exceptional job generation, employee culture, customer service and record of giving back to its local community. The “Pay it Forward” award recognizes a company’s history of exceptional generosity that has made a lasting impact on the city, and the “Affair to Remember” award honors an event that cultivates spirit and engagement in the South Bay.
“The town of Manhattan Beach has been an indelible part of Skechers’ story, ever since we started in one of its beach houses,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “For more than a quarter century, this has been our home: it’s where we launched our business in 1992 and had our first retail store in ’94. As we’ve grown into a global brand, this community has been at our core, and we’re honored to give back—be it helping with local athletic programs and the Holiday Fireworks, or celebrating the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for children with special needs and our schools. We’re constantly grateful for Manhattan Beach’s support and we’re inspired to find new ways to pay it forward.”
An 11-year South Bay tradition, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk raises millions every year to support The Friendship Foundation’s peer mentoring and social recreational programs for children with special needs. The event also helps education foundations support teachers’ salaries, limit class sizes and enhance schools’ technology, music and science programs and facilities—and funds the Skechers Foundation’s national college scholarship program, which awards $100,000 annually to students who have financial need and proven excellence in academics, athletics and leadership.
Now the world’s third largest athletic lifestyle brand, Skechers also makes a difference through the BOBS from Skechers charitable footwear collection. Since the BOBS program launched in 2011, more than 15 million pairs of new shoes have been donated to kids in need across the United States and around the globe. A partner of Petco Foundation, the Company has also donated more than $4.23 million, funds that have saved the lives of more than 396,000 dogs and cats and helped 353,000 additional animals.
Skechers previously won the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce’s “Best of Manhattan Full Circle” award for best charity in 2013, and “Best of Manhattan” awards in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers (NYSE: SKX) 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 and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,170 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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, Skechers’ future domestic and international growth, financial results and operations including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and international expansion, opening of new stores and additional expenditures, and 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 international economic, political and market conditions including the challenging consumer retail markets in the United States; 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, especially in the highly competitive performance footwear market; 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 Skechers’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The risks included here are not exhaustive. Skechers operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and we cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or operations 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.
Jennifer Clay
SKECHERS USA, Inc.
310.937.1326
Source: SKECHERS USA, Inc.
by Zach | Oct 17, 2019 | Press Release
An annual October tradition for thousands, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk aims to raise $2 million this month for children with special needs and education. (Photo: Business Wire)
Friendship Foundation pals celebrate the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk in 2018. The event’s funds give children with special needs enriching classes, activities, group outings and lifelong friendships. (Photo: Business Wire)
Oct 17, 2019 • 2:43 pm EDT
Sugar Ray Leonard, Global Star Kodi Lee and More Celebrities Aim to Raise Awareness for Children with Special Needs and Education
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– California’s largest walk for children with special needs and education, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk launches its second decade with a $2 million fundraising goal, jet-setting prizes and a live performance starring this season’s America’s Got Talent winner Kodi Lee, the blind and autistic singing sensation whose phenomenal musical talents have captivated the world. Together with presenting sponsor Nickelodeon, media sponsor NBC4 and Walk veterans like Sugar Ray Leonard, the Skechers Foundation aims to continue the Walk’s record-breaking streak of donations for children of all ages and abilities.
An annual October tradition for thousands, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk aims to raise $2 million this month for children with special needs and education. (Photo: Business Wire)
The 11th annual event on October 27th will also feature SpongeBob’s 20th anniversary with SpongeBob, Patrick and Friends; business class ticket sweepstakes sponsored by Turkish Airlines, the Walk’s new official airline partner; and an adopt-a-pet center sponsored by the Petco Foundation and Los Angeles County animal shelters.
“We’re thrilled to have Kodi perform at the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, just days before headlining his America’s Got Talent LIVE! tour. Our Walk is the perfect venue to celebrate his AGT victory as we inspire, educate and raise funds for kids with special needs and students,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers and the Skechers Foundation. “The dedication of returning legends like Sugar Ray Leonard and generous organizations like Nickelodeon and NBC4 have helped us reach incredible donation milestones for kids: last year, we raised $2 million, and through their continued support, we hope to pass that number this year.”
“We’ve proudly supported the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for eight years because this mission is so synchronous with our values as an organization,” added Jennifer Tracy, senior vice president of Activation at Viacom Velocity. “When events like this are bolstered by their communities and become annual traditions, the kids get to reap the great benefits all year—and we’re excited to be part of this incredible movement.”
Attendees at this year’s Walk will include celebrities like Hall of Fame baseball legend Tommy Lasorda and Denise Austin; NBC4 investigative reporter and opening program emcee Lolita Lopez; and the casts of Brat’s Chicken Girls and Nickelodeon’s Knight Squad and All That reboot—along with numerous YouTubers, Nickelodeon and Disney network stars and performances by World of Dance star Ayden Nguyen, Malea Emma, and Disney Channel’s favorite rapper, Issac Ryan Brown.
Donations from the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk support The Friendship Foundation, public schools and scholarship funds for exceptional students. The Friendship Foundation assists children with special needs and their families through one-on-one peer mentoring and social recreational activities such as summer camps, outings to sporting events and classes that include music, yoga, cooking, art and drama. The event also helps education foundations maintain and enhance their schools in areas like technology, music, and science, from reducing class sizes and updating labs, libraries and facilities to protecting teachers’ jobs. The Skechers Foundation’s national scholarship program awards $100,000 annually to students who have financial need and proven excellence in academics, athletics and leadership.
The 3.4-mile Walk will start at the Manhattan Beach Pier at 9AM, where participants will walk to the Hermosa Beach Pier and back. The event will also feature bounce houses, kids’ activities and giveaways—and event followers can win prizes on social media now through the day of the Walk. To register or make a donation, visit skechersfriendshipwalk.com or follow the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk on Facebook (facebook.com/SKECHERSFriendshipWalk), Instagram (instagram.com/skechersp2pwalk) and Twitter (twitter.com/SkechersP2PWalk).
In addition to headlining sponsor Nickelodeon, media sponsor NBC4 and new airline sponsor Turkish Airlines, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk thanks all of its sponsors, including United Legwear & Apparel, McCarthy Construction, KCI General Contractors, Moose Toys, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Petco Foundation, Steel Sports, The CET Foundation, Vertra, Ross Stores, Chevron, DreamWorks, Dakine, Aptos Retail, Continental Development, Mattel, Marshalls, OLIPOP, LA Kings, WSS and more than 100 other companies who have supported our children.
About Skechers Foundation
The Skechers Foundation was established to provide families around the world with the necessities and skills to succeed in life. In addition to organizing the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, the Skechers Foundation funds tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that provide education and job training, shoes, clothing, fitness and nutrition guidance to communities in need.
About Skechers USA, Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers (NYSE: SKX) 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 and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,170 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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, Skechers’ future domestic and international growth, financial results and operations including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and international expansion, opening of new stores and additional expenditures, and 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 international economic, political and market conditions including the challenging consumer retail markets in the United States; 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, especially in the highly competitive performance footwear market; 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 Skechers’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The risks included here are not exhaustive. Skechers operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and we cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or operations 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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by Zach | Oct 17, 2019 | Press Release
Oct 17, 2019 • 8:55 am EDT
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global footwear leader and the third largest lifestyle athletic footwear brand in the United States, today announced that it has won yet another major victory over Nike, Inc. in a case relating to Nike’s wholly-owned subsidiary Converse Inc. The Chief Administrative Law Judge of the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), the Honorable Charles E. Bullock, found no violation of Converse’s Chuck Taylor midsole trademark by Skechers’ Twinkle Toes® and BOBS® from Skechers product lines or by any of the other Skechers product lines accused in the case. Judge Bullock further ruled that the midsole trademark is not valid as to Skechers because the trademark had not acquired secondary meaning at the time that Skechers began using its designs back in 2001.
This is the third time that Skechers has won a victory in this case against Converse since Converse sued Skechers in 2014, alleging that Skechers’ well-known Twinkle Toes and BOBS from Skechers product lines, in addition to Skechers’ Daddy’$ Money and Hydee Hy-top® product lines, infringed Converse’s Chuck Taylor midsole trademark.
In November 2015, Judge Bullock ruled that Skechers’ Twinkle Toes and BOBS product lines do not infringe Converse’s Chuck Taylor midsole trademark. In so ruling, the Judge noted that both of the Skechers product lines feature prominent branding and that the Twinkle Toes line contains design features that “create enough differences that the shoes bearing them cannot be said to be similar to [the Chuck Taylor].” The Judge also stated that the survey evidence concluded that there was no likelihood that consumers would confuse Skechers’ Twinkle Toes and BOBS from Skechers designs with those of Converse’s Chuck Taylor designs.
In June 2016, the full ITC found that Converse’s trademark rights in the Chuck Taylor midsole design are invalid; that Skechers’ Twinkle Toes and BOBS shoes would not infringe Converse’s claimed trademark rights, even if the trademark rights were valid; and that Skechers can continue importing and selling its Twinkle Toes and BOBS from Skechers shoes in the United States.
Converse appealed the ITC’s June 2016 decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in October 2018 the Federal Circuit remanded the case back to the ITC for further proceedings, resulting in Judge Bullock’s October 9, 2019 ruling, which was a complete victory for Skechers.
“We are pleased that Judge Bullock recognized that Skechers has been using these designs long before Converse acquired any trademark rights in them,” stated Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “We are also pleased that multiple decisions repeatedly recognized that the Twinkle Toes and BOBS from Skechers designs are distinctively different from the Chuck Taylor design, and that there is no likelihood that consumers would ever confuse either Twinkle Toes or BOBS products with the Converse design. These rulings validate Skechers investment in its distinctive designs and brand identity, an investment that has helped build Twinkle Toes into a number one shoe line for young girls, and build both Twinkle Toes and BOBS into household names synonymous with Skechers – not with Converse or any other brand.”
Skechers is represented in the matter by Morgan Chu and Samuel Lu of Irell & Manella; and Barbara Murphy of Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers 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 and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,170 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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, Skechers’ future domestic and international growth, financial results and operations including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and international expansion, opening of new stores and additional expenditures, and 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 international economic, political and market conditions including the challenging consumer retail markets in the United States; 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, especially in the highly competitive performance footwear market; 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 Skechers’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The risks included here are not exhaustive. Skechers 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.
Jennifer Clay
SKECHERS USA, Inc.
[email protected]
310.937.1326
Source: SKECHERS USA, Inc.
by Zach | Oct 8, 2019 | Press Release
Oct 8, 2019 • 4:16 pm EDT
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), a global leader in lifestyle and performance footwear, today announced that the Company will release its third quarter 2019 financial results after market close on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. A conference call will be held the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT. Participating on the call will be David Weinberg, Chief Operating Officer, and John Vandemore, Chief Financial Officer.
The call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.skechers.com. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning October 22, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. ET, through November 5, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To access the replay, dial 844-512-2921 (U.S.) or 412-317-6671 (International) and use passcode: 13695137.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers 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 and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,170 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Investor Relations:
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Source: SKECHERS USA, Inc.