Better year for Li Ning as Chinese consumers embrace sport

21/03/2016
Chinese sports apparel and footwear company Li Ning has announced full-year revenues for 2015 of $1.1 billion and earnings for the year of $24.2 million.

These figures represent a year-on-year increase of 17% in revenues and a significant turnaround on earnings as the company made a loss of almost $100 million in 2014.

It said on announcing the results that “supportive national policies” had stood China’s sportswear industry in good stead in 2015, saying it believes initiatives to promote an eco-friendly life are pushing consumers in China towards a healthy lifestyle. Participation and passion for sport among ordinary consumers has intensified, Li Ning said.