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ArticleKMD Brands’ FY results marred by poorer consumer sentiment in Q4
Strong sales growth from all three of KMD Brands’ brands – Rip Curl, Kathmandu and Oboz – was offset by weaker results in the year’s final period ended July 31. Annual Ebitda rose 11.2 percent to 200.1 New Zealand dollars (€117.1m), but net profit was essentially flat at NZ$36.6 million ...
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News briefsKMD Brands updates full-year outlook
KMD Brands, the New Zealand parent of Oboz, Kathmandu, and Rip Curl, says it’s on track to reach full-year sales of NZ$1.1 billion (€619.7m) for the 12 months ending July 31. FY gross margin is forecast to be on par with the prior year, and Ebitda is forecast at NZ$105 ...
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News briefsKMD reports sales growth across brands in Q3
New Zealand-based company KMD Brands offered a trading update on its three brands for the period ended April 23, saying Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz each generated sales growth. With the group reporting Q3 consolidated, year-over-year sales growth of 15.6 percent, Oboz had the period’s largest sales increase at 120.3 ...
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News briefsKMD Brands refinances debt with sustainability-linked loans
KMD Brands, the New Zealand-based parent of Kathmandu, Rip Curl, and Oboz, has successfully refinanced its NZ$310 million (€177.4m) in debt with sustainability-linked, multi-currency revolvers. The three-and-a-half-year finance package, which includes a A$240 million (€147.6m) revolver and a NZ$54 million (€30.9m) revolver, provides the group with significant liquidity to support ...
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News briefsKathmandu has a new CEO
KMD Brands has apointed Megan Welch, most recently SVP/GM for Crocs’ Asia/Pacific business based in Singapore, as the new CEO for its Kathmandu business unit starting on Aug. 7. She takes over and will report to Michael Daly, KMD’s group CEO and managing director, who added the Kathmandu responsibilities on ...
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ArticleAs pandemic’s impact eases, KMD Brands grows H1 sales
KMD Brands, the down-under parent of Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz, reported Ebit of NZ$31.4 million (€18.6m) for H1 ended Jan. 31. Total revenues rose by 34.5 percent to NZ$547.9 million (€323.8m) as gross margin came in flat at 58.7 percent. Ebitda was NZ$90.8 million (€53.7m) versus NZ$45.3 million. The ...
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News briefsKMD Brands secures B Corp status for all brands
KMD Brands, the outdoor, lifestyle and sports company, sees all three of its brands – Kathmandu, Oboz and Ripcurl – become Certified B Corporations, becoming one of the first multinational firms in Australia and New Zealand to have all businesses individually certified. KMD Brands Group CEO Michael Daly called ...
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News briefsKMD reports H1 sales on improving trends
KMD Brands Limited – the New Zealand-based global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company that includes the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz brands – citing continued sales momentum in Q2, reported record H1 group sales of NZ$546 million (€322.6m) for the six months ended Jan. 31. According to the company’s preliminary ...
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News briefsOboz hires new VP finance
U.S.-based company Oboz Footwear, owned by KMD Brands Limited, the New Zealand-based global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company, has hired Rob Leo as its VP of finance. Leo joins the company from Skullcandy, a provider of headphones, earphones and other devices. “Rob brings a wealth of knowledge, great ideas and ...
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News briefsKMD Brands appoints new director
KMD Brands Limited, the New Zealand-based global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company that includes the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz brands, has completed the process to appoint another non-executive director to its board, Zion Armstrong, effective Dec. 1, 2022. Armstrong has had a highly successful career in the global sportswear ...
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News briefsKathmandu announces expansion plans at Paris Fashion Week
As reported by ragtrader.com.au, New Zealand-based brand Kathmandu has launched dedicated e-commerce sites for Europe, the U.K. and Canada, with plans to expand into the U.S. later this year as well. Kathmandu partnered with Paris-based retailer Leclaireur during Paris Fashion Week to unveil its 2022 fall/winter collection, which will be ...
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ArticleKMD Brands sees sales momentum resuming
After a challenging first half impacted by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, KMD Brands experienced rebounding sales in the final two quarters.
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News briefsKathmandu parent updates guidance
KMD Brands, formerly Kathmandu Holdings, is now forecasting total annual sales of NZ$955 to NZ$965 million (€580.7m to €586.8m) for the 12 months ending July 31 after a record performance during a winter promotional period for its Kathmandu retail operation. FY22 Ebitda, excluding one-off, non-cash items, including government subsidies, is ...
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ArticleOutdoor and bike industry stocks fall nearly 18% in Q1
Our quarterly analysis of the outdoor stock market shows a 17.84 percent sequential decline in the average stock prices of 31 public companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors between Jan. 1 and March 31. Broader market conditions weighed on the sector, which had posted stock price increases ...
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News briefsKathmandu Holdings changes name to KMD Brands
Kathmandu Holdings Limited from New Zealand announced March 2 that it will change its name to KMD Brands Limited. The new name will take effect on March 16, 2022. The NZX and ASX ticker will remain KMD. An announcement on the launch of KMD Brands, its purpose and vision, will ...
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