Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX) reported Q3 EPS of $0.53, $0.17 better than the analyst estimate of $0.36. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.3 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion.

Third Quarter Highlights

• Sales of $1.30 billion, a 3.9 percent decrease year-over-year, but a 78.3 percent increase from second quarter 2020
• Domestic wholesale business grew 6.3 percent year-over-year
• Diluted earnings per share were $0.41 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.53
• China sales grew 23.9 percent year-over-year
• Cash, cash equivalents and investments were $1.50 billion at quarter-end

“As we continued to navigate through the global pandemic in the third quarter, we capitalized on our core strengths of comfort, style, innovation and quality at a reasonable price,” began Robert Greenberg, chief executive officer of Skechers. “Skechers integrates these strengths into every collection and makes them accessible to consumers globally. Whether people continue to work remotely or return to their offices, we offer them a brand they know and trust to deliver the comfort they want. Our men’s and women’s athletic casual footwear and sandal styles experienced the strongest growth. Further, we grew our Skechers Kids business in North America despite delays to in-person classroom learning for many kids. We continue to drive sales and support our retail partners through marketing efforts that drive product awareness and inspire consumers to shop online and in stores. In the third quarter, this included the launch of our commercial featuring Dodgers ace pitcher and world champion Clayton Kershaw. Though the pandemic is still impacting economies around the world, we are confident in our product offering and our team’s ability to drive sales around the world.”

“Our third quarter sales were a significant accomplishment during a challenging period. As countries emerged from the crisis, Skechers experienced meaningful sequential sales improvement from the second quarter of 78.3 percent. We also saw a return to growth in many markets and a positive sequential trend in the quarter with September being our strongest month. This resulted in third quarter revenues of $1.30 billion, just a 3.9 percent decrease over the same period last year,” stated David Weinberg, chief operating officer of Skechers. “Our domestic wholesale business returned to mid-single digit growth as our accounts replenished with product that was in demand, and key international markets also experienced growth—especially China, Germany and Australia with strong double-digit increases. The demand in our ecommerce channels continued and we also saw strength in our re-opened big box stores. In the third quarter, we offered consumers alternative means to shop for Skechers through the launch of a new initiative to buy product online and pick up in store or curbside at Skechers retail locations across the United States. We also opened 24 Company-owned stores planned prior to COVID—including flagship locations on Rue de Rivoli in Paris, Oxford Circus in London, Shinjuku in Tokyo, and two stores in Colombia, bringing our store count to 3,770. To fuel future growth in our business, we continue to invest in our infrastructure, expanding our distribution centers in Europe and North America, opening a new logistic center in the United Kingdom, and nearing completion of our distribution center in China. Despite this difficult year, we believe our focus on building our digital initiatives and supply chain while delivering comfortable footwear globally, will result in an even stronger brand as the world continues to normalize.”

Outlook

The Company is not providing further financial guidance at this time given the ongoing business disruption and substantial uncertainty surrounding the impact of the pandemic on its business globally.

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