There’s never time to write about everything I want to write about, and The Buckle is one that has often slipped through the cracks. And while there’s nothing dramatic to report, I thought it might be time to take a short look at their results. At the end of the quarter, The Buckle operated 443 stores […]
The Buckle May 4th Quarter Read More »
For the quarter ended May 4, Tilly’s sales were $109 million. In last year’s quarter ending April 28, 2012, sales were $96.5 million. That 13% sales growth. But further down the income statement, we find that income before taxes fell 35% from $5.9 to $2.3 million. What went on? NOTE: Net income fell even more, from $5.9 to $2.3
Tilly’s Quarter; Income Down on Higher Sales. Read More »
It’s Friday evening, my wife is out of town, and a friend sent me this article from May 20 announcing the debut referenced in the title. I’ve had a glass of wine and think I’m going to break a rule and have another one as I write this. Or more. God knows what I’ll end up saying. If you
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This, happily, won’t be like the short novel I had to write for Quiksilver. There are some interesting conference call comments and two income statement entries crying out for a brief discussion, but that’s pretty much it. Let’s get going. Sales rose 4.7% from $162.3 in the quarter last year ended April 28, 2012 to $169.8 million
PacSun’s May 4th Quarter; A Couple of Items to Discuss Read More »
Quiksilver reported a net loss of $32.4 million in the quarter ended April 30 compared to a loss of $5 million in the same quarter last year. They also released information on their efforts to reduce costs and refocus the business. To start, here’s a link to the press release in the 8K with the financial
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What We Know Billabong announced yesterday that there would not (at least at the present time) be a sale of the entire company to either the Sycamore Consortium (which includes Paul Naude) or to the Altamont/VF group. The company further announced that they were still talking to both groups “…regarding proposals presented to the Company for
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