G-III posts higher sales

02/04/2008

For the year ended January 31, outerwear and sportswear manufacturer G-III reported a 21.5% increase in net sales, totalling $518.9 million compared with $427 million in the previous year. Net sales for the three-month period ended January 31 rose 30.2% to $128.7 million from $98.8 million in the same quarter last year.

The company is forecasting net sales of approximately $60 million for its first fiscal quarter ending April 30 compared with $35.1 million for the corresponding period last year. It anticipates a net loss of $7.7 million to $8.5 million compared with a net loss of $6.4 million in the previous year.

G-III has licenses, with brands such as Calvin Klein, Guess?, Tommy Hilfiger and Donald Trump, and sports licences with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Louisville Slugger, World Poker Tour and more than 60 universities across the USA.