OREANDA-NEWS. Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

First Quarter Highlights:

  • Revenue increased 6.5% to $279.1 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 9.2% compared to the first quarter of 2015.
  • Net income attributable to common stockholders on a GAAP basis was $6.4 million or $0.07 per diluted share.

Gregg Ribatt, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are pleased with our start to the new year. First quarter revenue increased 6.5% driven by the positive response to our spring/summer 2016 line and operational improvements. While operational supply chain improvements resulted in some favorable timing of wholesale shipments in the quarter compared to our initial expectations, the strong growth in our e-commerce business and positive retail comps in all regions demonstrates the meaningful progress we have made in repositioning the Crocs brand and business over the past 21 months. There is still work to be done to position the company for sustained success; however, we remain confident that we are on track to deliver our full year and future sales and profit objectives.”

First Quarter Operating Results

In the first quarter of 2016, the company reported  GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $6.4 million or $0.07 per share, compared with a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $6.0 million or ($0.08) per share in the same quarter of the prior year.

As outlined in detail in the non-GAAP reconciliations set forth later in this press release, the company recorded net charges of $0.1 million not related to our core business in the first quarter of 2016 compared with $10.7 million in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding these items, the company reported on a comparable basis, non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders of $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 versus non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders of $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2015.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2016 we had 74.0 million diluted shares outstanding and 73.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding. The company did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Balance Sheet

Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2016 were $89.1 million compared with $143.3 million at December 31, 2015. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributable to the seasonal increase in our net working capital as we build inventories and accounts receivable for our spring/summer 2016 selling season. Inventory was $186.1 million at March 31, 2016 compared to $168.2 million at December 31, 2015.

Financial Outlook

The company expects second quarter 2016 revenue in the $340 to $350 million range compared to $345.7 million in the second quarter of last year. This guidance reflects the timing impact from earlier shipments in the first quarter, as noted above. Additionally, revenue growth is anticipated to be in the mid-single digits, on a constant currency basis, in the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2015.

Conference Call Information

A teleconference call to discuss first quarter 2016 results is scheduled for today, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at 8:30 am EDT. The call participation number is (888) 771-4371. A recording of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the call at (888) 843-7419. International participants can dial (847) 585-4405 to take part in the conference call and can access a replay of the call at (630) 652-3042. All of the above calls will require the input of the conference identification number 42377507. The call also will be streamed on the Crocs website, www.crocs.com. An audio recording of the conference call will be available at www.crocs.com through May 10, 2017.