Columbia（哥伦比亚） 07年第四季度销售总额增长4%

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　　原文：CS Reports 4% Rise in Q4 Sales, But Sees 2% Decline in Q1

　　Columbia Sportswear Company announced net sales of $376.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, an increase of 4 percent compared to net sales of $361.8 million for the same period of 2006.

　　Fourth quarter income from operations totaled $56.8 million, or 15.1 percent of net sales, compared to income from operations of $55.3 million, or 15.3 percent of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2006.

　　Net income for the fourth quarter was $45.7 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, a 19 percent increase compared to net income of $38.4 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006. The company's consolidated fourth quarter tax rate was 22.0 percent compared to 31.6 percent for the same period of 2006. The lower tax rate was due to the combined benefits of a favorable conclusion to certain European tax examinations and the geographic mix of taxable income, resulting in an incremental $0.19 earnings per diluted share in the fourth quarter.

　　(NOTE: During the fourth quarter, the company recast its geographical net sales reporting to better reflect its internal management and oversight structure. Net sales to international distributors, previously grouped with Japan and Korea as part of ``Other International,'' have been regrouped into the new Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region or Latin America & Asia Pacific (LAAP) region depending upon the markets in which each distributor operates.

　　Fourth quarter 2007 U.S. net sales decreased 1 percent, to $210.4 million, compared with fourth quarter 2006. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, fourth quarter 2007 net sales in the company's Europe, Middle-East & Africa region (EMEA -- which includes Europe-direct and regional distributors) increased 2 percent to $76.0 million; net sales in the company's Latin America & Asia Pacific region (LAAP -- which includes Japan, Korea and regional distributors) increased 26 percent to $59.7 million; and Canada net sales increased 10 percent to $30.6 million. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates compared with the fourth quarter of 2006 contributed 3 percentage points of consolidated net sales growth, 8 percentage points in EMEA net sales growth, 3 percentage points in LAAP net sales growth and 14 percentage points in Canada net sales growth.

　　For the fourth quarter of 2007, outerwear net sales increased 1 percent to $182.2 million, sportswear net sales increased 7 percent to $116.2 million, footwear net sales increased 7 percent to $60.6 million, and accessories and equipment net sales increased 7 percent to $17.7 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2006.

　　Fourth quarter 2007 Columbia brand net sales increased 6 percent to $330.0 million, Mountain Hardwear net sales increased 15 percent to $23.9 million, Sorel net sales increased 3 percent to $19.8 million, Montrail net sales decreased 23 percent to $1.7 million and Pacific Trail decreased 85 percent to $1.3 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2006.

　　Tim Boyle, Columbia's president and chief executive officer, commented, "We're pleased with our fourth quarter operating performance against an increasingly challenging retail and economic backdrop. Fourth quarter operating margins remained comparable to last year's fourth quarter, and for the full year we achieved improved operating margins of 14.7 percent compared to 14.0 percent in 2006.

　　"In 2008, we'll continue implementing the strategic initiatives we introduced last year. We've taken steps to strengthen our European management team in an effort to return that region to growth and improved profitability as quickly as possible. Our initiative to expand the company's direct-to-consumer retail operations to enhance our wholesale distribution and better manage channel inventories is off to a good start, with plans to open additional new outlets and first-line retail stores in 2008. This Spring we'll launch integrated marketing initiatives to better communicate to retailers and consumers the performance propositions of our OMNI-SHADE(tm) and TECHLITE(tm) technology platforms and to drive sell-through of our products. The expanded retail initiative, coupled with our planned increases in marketing and advertising, may preclude us from achieving operating margin leverage in 2008; however, we expect these initiatives will strengthen our brands and will be accretive to earnings in the long-term.''

　　Mr. Boyle concluded, ``As 2008 gets underway, we are acutely aware of the economic uncertainties surrounding the broad consumer sector. However, our nearly 70 years of experience tells us that As 2008 gets underway, we are acutely aware of the economic uncertainties surrounding the broad consumer sector. Tough economic conditions offer strong brands the opportunity to reinforce and expand emotional ties with customers and consumers who are seeking real value and who tend to lean more heavily on the brands they've come to trust. We intend to continue to earn the trust of our customers, our consumers and our investors by focusing on the executional challenges that we've set for ourselves in 2008. Columbia's strong customer relationships, strong brand portfolio and solid balance sheet provide a great foundation from which to invest for future growth.''

　　Fiscal 2007 Results

　　For 2007, the Company achieved record net sales of $1,356.0 million, an increase of 5 percent over net sales of $1,287.7 million for 2006.

　　2007 income from operations increased to $199.1 million and 14.7 percent of net sales, compared to income from operations of $179.8 million, or 14.0 percent of net sales, in 2006. These improved operating margins were also consistent with the company's previously stated goals for the year.

　　Net income for 2007 totaled a record $144.5 million, or $3.96 per diluted share, a 17 percent increase compared to net income of $123.0 million, or $3.36 per diluted share, for 2006.

　　2007 U.S. net sales increased 2 percent, to $767.2 million, compared with 2006; EMEA net sales increased 5 percent to $287.0 million; LAAP net sales increased 23 percent to $175.7 million; and Canada net sales increased 5 percent to $126.1 million. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates compared with 2006 contributed 2 percentage points of consolidated net sales growth, 6 percentage points in EMEA net sales growth, 1 percentage point in LAAP net sales growth and 5 percentage points in Canada net sales growth.

　　Compared with 2006, fiscal year 2007 outerwear net sales were level at $497.6 million, sportswear net sales increased 11 percent to $565.6 million, footwear net sales increased 4 percent to $227.4 million, and equipment and accessories net sales increased 5 percent to $65.4 million.

　　2007 Columbia brand net sales increased 7 percent to $1.2 billion, Mountain Hardwear net sales increased 12 percent to $82.6 million, Sorel net sales were level at $45.6 million, Montrail net sales decreased 9 percent to $12.7 million and Pacific Trail net sales decreased 83 percent to $3.9 million, compared with 2006.

　　Dividend and Share Repurchase

　　The Company announced today that the board of directors have approved a dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on March 6, 2008 to shareholders of record on February 21, 2008. During the fourth quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 319,000 shares of common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $14.5 million. The Company has repurchased a total of approximately 6.6 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $316.1 million of the $400 million authorized since the inception of the stock repurchase program in 2004.

　　Guidance

　　The company currently expects consolidated 2008 first quarter net sales to decrease approximately 2 percent compared with consolidated net sales of $289.6 million in last year's comparable period. The company expects first quarter diluted earnings per share of approximately $0.51, compared to last year's first quarter earnings per diluted share of $0.71.

　　Spring product sales have historically accounted for a minority of the company's full year business, making it difficult to project full year revenue and profitability levels until the company has more visibility into the fall 2008 season. In keeping with its standard practice, the company will announce first quarter 2008 results in late April and will also announce fall 2008 backlog and give net sales and earnings guidance for the full year at that time. All projections related to anticipated future results are forward-looking in nature and are based on backlog and forecasts, which may change, perhaps significantly.

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