Key Takeaways
- Birkenstock reported fourth-quarter results above expectations Wednesday morning as the shoemaker closed out its first full fiscal year as a public company.
- Birkenstock's profit margins came in lower than last year.
- The company said it expects gross profit margins to improve over the next year as its recent investments into new production capacity pay off.
Birkenstock Holdings (BIRK) posted better fourth-quarter results than analysts had expected Wednesday and outlined its expectations for its second full fiscal year as a public company, sending share🌟s higher.
The shoemaker reported profit of 52.5 million euros ($55.1 million) on revenue of 455.8 million euros ($478.2 million). Analysts had expected EUR48 million in net income on revenue of EUR437.2 million, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
Full-year revenue of EUR1.80 billion grew 21% from fiscal 2023. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Oliver Reichert said Birkenstock is "delivering" on the expansion opportunities it identified ahead of its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:initial public offering (IPO) in October 2023.
Birkenstockไ Says New Production Facilities to Bear Fruit in FY25
Birkenstock 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:said it expects constant-currency revenue growth of 15% to꧟ 17% in fiscal 2025, and said it expects gross profit margins to improve after taking a step back this year as its investments into new production capacity start to take effect.
Birkenstock shares, which had risen 15% this year through Tuesday's close, gained another 5% in premarket trading.