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| Overall, we expect revenue growth to accelerate in the next two quarters of the year as the second quarter will be the first quarter to fully benefit from the Rag & Bone acquisition, and the first out of our shipments in North America are planned to be delivered in the third quarter |
| So, we feel good about that |
| Our teams performed very well delivering solid top line growth, improved gross margins, and disciplined expense performance |
| We closed our fiscal year with a very strong fourth quarter performance resulting in adjusted earnings per share of $3.14 for the year |
| Our business continues to be very healthy in the direct-to-consumer business |
| Obviously, the organic growth, as well as the acquisitive growth that you have planned in there from a sales perspective is very attractive |
| Our ability to deliver this performance was the result of our strong brand momentum around the world, the robust customer response to our great product assortment, and the amazing attitude and discipline our teams continue to demonstrate |
| Our performance in both the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year shows the benefits of our unique diversified business model and how we are leveraging our powerful platform across multiple product categories, geography, and channels of distribution |
| As we look at the new year, we are thrilled about our opportunities really |
| We just closed a great year with a solid performance from our teams and strong results |
| Congrats on a stellar quarter and a great year |
| We are very pleased with this action and proud of our performance that enabled it |
| We are seeing that the stores continue to do very well |
| We had a great fourth quarter in Europe, and we think that this speaks loud and clear about not only our position in the marketplace as a brand, but it speaks loud and clear about how good the product is, and how the customers are embracing the product assortment that we have in the launch today |
| Our adjusted operating margin reached 14.6%, 150 basis points higher than last year's Q4, mainly driven by higher revenues and higher IMU, partially offset by the negative currency impact, higher expenses, and higher markdowns |
| That in the fourth quarter got a little better versus the trends that we had experienced in the third quarter, and that helped us |
| The stores are highly productive and generate healthy forward contributions |
| That is just one example of the type of business that we think our platform can benefit |
| Now, moving to our fourth quarter results, we are very pleased with our performance as we deliver results ahead of our expectations for revenue and earnings growth |
| Revenues grow by 9% in the period, and adjusted earnings from operations reached $130 million, growing 21% versus last year |
| We achieved an adjusted operating margin of 14.6% in the quarter, which was 150 basis points ahead of last year |
| Our segment results were impressive this quarter, as all of our five business segments grew revenues with Americas Wholesale, Asia, Licensing, and Europe posting the biggest increases to last year, all segments, but Americas Retail posted operating earnings growth in the period and delivered operating margin expansion |
| Adjusted Q4 diluted earnings per share was ahead of our expectations, that's $2.01 compared to $1.74 of earnings per share in last year's fourth quarter |
| But we are super pleased with that because we see huge strength from this category |
| During the last few years, we have been able to re-architect our business to optimize inventory productivity and cash flow generation |
| And we think that this is a case where you have a very strong brand that the business doesn't represent the potential and size of the brand itself |
| So, the balance sheet is very strong, and that's why the Board was encouraged and excited about declaring the special dividend |
| So, we have very strong balance sheet |
| And of course, that is why and it's based on the price positioning that the brand has, which is very strong and very attractive |
| And we think that this brings a great opportunity to really capitalize on a new market that is very attractive, very affluent consumers |
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| In our North American stores, comps also dropped by 2% in constant currency |
| I was just talking a little bit about our Americas business, the challenges that we faced with negative traffic |
| We are also facing some challenging businesses |
| and Canada e-com comparable revenues decreased by 3% compared to Q4 of last year |
| So, that brings an additional level of pressure on the margin and profitability of the quarter |
| North America has been tough for us, especially the U.S., and we are seeing negative traffic into our stores that continues to impact us and we have to be prudent and careful |
| On the revenue side, also the 53rd week represents a headwind |
| American retail comps, including e-commerce declined 2% in constant currency |
| If we look at the [Autobots] (ph) puts and takes, I think FX, of course, is on the revenue side, I think it's a headwind |
| We think it's clearly an issue with traffic |
| If you look at the timing of the shipments in Europe, there we expect headwind of roughly $50 million on revenues on the first quarter moving from the first quarter into the second quarter and third quarter, mainly due to a delay of product deliveries, I think, due to Red Sea impact |
| If we look at the first quarter as well, and you've seen it also, our picks will be a headwind in the first quarter, but also in the second quarter as well |
| Net new stores in Korea, e-commerce in Korea and China and our new business in India, retails comps including e-commerce for the region decreased 1% in constant currency |
| As we consider this year's profitability, we expect the headwind on inbound freight from the Red Sea crisis is roughly two-thirds of our global sourcing volume has impacted |
| We have some weakness in e-commerce, but it has not been just something to be concerned about |
| And I think that Markus talked about this in his prepared remarks, but we expect that in the first quarter, we are going to have timing in our wholesale European business that is impacting us in a negative way, $15 million, I think that is the number |
| In European wholesale, the timing of our deliveries will be a headwind of roughly $15 million on revenues in the first quarter compared to last year |
| And of course, the first quarter is a low productivity quarter for us |
| FX is a headwind for the full-year of roughly at one point |
| Based on the prevailing environment, currencies will be a headwind on revenues in the first-half of fiscal 2025 |
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