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Coach, Inc. (COH) Misses Q2 EPS by 6c; N. American Direct Comps Down 13.6%

January 22, 2014 7:01 AM EST
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Coach, Inc. (NYSE: COH) reported Q2 EPS of $1.06, $0.06 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.12. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.42 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion.

Second fiscal quarter sales results in each of Coach’s segments were as follows:

-- Total North American sales decreased 9% to $983 million from $1.08 billion last year. North American direct sales declined 8% for the quarter with comparable store sales down 13.6%. At POS, sales in North American department stores were slightly below prior year while shipments into this channel declined as planned.
-- International sales increased 2% to $425 million from $418 million last year. On a constant currency basis, International sales grew about 11%. As noted, sales in China rose about 25% and the business is on track to meet annual guidance of $530 million. In Japan, sales declined 2% on a constant-currency basis, while dollar sales were 21% below the prior year, reflecting the weaker yen. Shipments into international wholesale accounts increased significantly, as expected, due to timing of a Chinese holiday while underlying POS sales trends increased slightly.

Victor Luis, Chief Executive Officer of Coach, Inc., said, “During the holiday quarter, total sales fell slightly in constant currency as weakness in our North American women’s bag and accessories business offset strong growth in Men’s, footwear, and robust results in emerging Asian markets and Europe. We continued to be disappointed by our performance in North America, which was impacted by substantially lower traffic in our stores and by our decision to limit access to our e-factory flash sales site. At the same time, China results remained resilient with total sales growing about 25% and comparable store sales rising at a double digit rate. Importantly, we continued to advance our transformation initiatives and position Coach to launch Executive Creative Director Stuart Vevers’s first collection in September.”

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