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A ranking of apparel companies (with at least $100M in annual sales) that are publicly
traded on the U.S. stock exchange by their profit margin for the most recent fiscal year.
SALES
FY
Most
Recent
FY
NET INCOME
Previous
FY
%
Change
Sales
Most
Recent
FY
Previous
FY
%
Change
Net
Income
%
Profit
Margin,
Most
Recent FY
%
Profit
Margin,
Previous
FY
New
1
Zuoan
lululemon athletica
Dec.
Jan.
$193.9
$1,000.8
$137.3
$711.7
41.22
40.62
$40.3
$184.1
$28.8
$121.8
39.93
51.15
20.78
18.40
20.98
17.11
2
New
36
5
7
The Buckle
Francesca’s Collections
Casual Male Retail Group
True Religion Jeans
Nike
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
May
$1,062.9
$204.2
$397.7
$419.8
$20,862.0
$949.8
$135.2
$393.6
$363.7
$19,014.0
11.91
51.04
1.04
15.42
9.72
$151.5
$22.5
$42.7
$45.0
$2,133.0
$134.7
$16.0
$15.4
$43.5
$1,907.0
12.47
40.63
177.27
3.45
11.85
14.25
11.02
10.74
10.72
10.22
14.18
11.83
3.91
11.96
10.03
8
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
Jan.
$979.9
$858.1
14.19
$97.5
$85.8
13.64
9.95
10.00
7
6
14
Polo Ralph Lauren
Guess?
VF Corp.
Mar.
Jan.
Dec.
$6,859.5
$2,688.0
$9,459.2
$5,660.3
$2,487.3
$7,702.6
21.19
8.07
22.81
$681.0
$265.5
$888.1
$567.6
$289.5
$571.4
19.98
(8.29)
55.43
9.93
9.88
9.39
10.03
11.64
7.42
10
4
Limited Brands
Urban Outfitters
Jan.
Jan.
$10,364.0
$2,473.8
$9,613.0
$2,274.1
7.81
8.78
$850.0
$185.3
$805.0
$273.0
5.59
(32.12)
8.20
7.49
8.37
12.00
21
18
13
The Cato Corp.
Express
UniFirst
Jan.
Jan.
Aug.
$931.5
$2,073.4
$1,134.1
$924.7
$1,905.8
$1,025.9
0.74
8.79
10.55
$64.8
$140.7
$76.5
$58.9
$127.4
$76.4
10.02
10.44
0.13
6.96
6.79
6.75
6.37
6.68
7.45
28
New
Zumiez
Body Central
Jan.
Dec.
$555.9
$296.5
$478.8
$243.4
16.10
21.82
$37.4
$19.7
$24.2
$9.8
54.55
101.02
6.73
6.64
5.05
4.03
20
19
Under Armour
Nordstrom
Dec.
Jan.
$1,472.7
$10,500.0
$1,063.9
$9,310.0
38.42
12.78
$97.0
$683.0
$68.5
$613.0
41.61
11.42
6.59
6.50
6.44
6.58
22
23
27
25
31
11
12
10
Cintas Corp.
Chico’s FAS
Columbia Sportswear
Ascena Retail Group
HanesBrands
Gap
Maidenform Brands
Carter’s
May
Jan.
Dec.
July
Dec.
Jan.
Dec.
Jan.
$3,810.4
$2,196.4
$1,694.0
$2,914.0
$4,637.1
$14,549.0
$606.3
$2,109.7
$3,547.3
$1,905.0
$1,483.5
$2,374.6
$4,326.7
$14,664.0
$556.7
$1,749.3
7.42
15.30
14.19
22.72
7.17
(0.78)
8.91
20.60
$247.0
$140.9
$103.5
$170.5
$266.7
$833.0
$33.2
$114.0
$215.6
$115.4
$77.0
$133.4
$211.3
$1,204.0
$45.3
$146.5
14.56
22.10
34.42
27.81
26.22
(30.81)
(26.71)
(22.18)
6.48
6.42
6.11
5.85
5.75
5.73
5.48
5.40
6.08
6.06
5.19
5.62
4.88
8.21
8.14
8.37
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
$5,890.6
$760.3
$2,513.4
$4,636.8
$634.7
$2,295.8
27.04
19.79
9.48
$317.9
$39.0
$127.5
$53.8
$30.2
$138.6
490.89
29.14
(8.01)
5.40
5.13
5.07
1.16
4.76
6.04
Back PVH Corp.
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24 The Warnaco Group
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45
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The Men’s Wearhouse
American Eagle Outfitters
The Children’s Place
Ever-Glory International
Destination Maternity
G-III Apparel Group
G&K Services
Ann Inc.
Oxford Industries
Superior Uniform Group
Delta Apparel
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
Sept.
Jan.
July
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
June
Jan.
$2,382.7
$3,159.8
$1,715.9
$215.8
$545.4
$1,231.2
$828.9
$2,212.5
$758.9
$112.4
$475.2
$4,158.1
$2,102.7
$2,967.6
$1,674.0
$134.1
$531.2
$1,063.4
$833.6
$1,980.2
$603.9
$105.9
$424.4
$3,468.8
13.32
6.48
2.50
60.92
2.67
15.78
(0.56)
11.73
25.67
6.14
11.97
19.87
$120.6
$151.7
$77.2
$9.6
$23.0
$49.6
$33.2
$86.6
$29.4
$4.1
$17.3
$127.7
$67.7
$140.6
$83.1
$6.7
$16.8
$56.7
$28.6
$73.4
$78.7
$3.8
$12.2
$150.3
78.14
7.89
(7.10)
43.28
36.90
(12.52)
16.08
17.98
(62.64)
7.89
41.80
(15.04)
5.06
4.80
4.50
4.45
4.22
4.03
4.01
3.91
3.87
3.65
3.64
3.07
3.22
4.74
4.96
5.00
3.16
5.33
3.43
3.71
13.03
3.59
2.87
4.33
9
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Aeropostale
Levi Strauss & Co.
Jan.
Nov.
$2,342.3
$4,761.6
$2,400.4
$4,410.6
(2.42)
7.96
$69.5
$135.1
$231.3
$149.4
(69.95)
(9.57)
2.97
2.84
9.64
3.39
44
47
Perry Ellis International
Wet Seal
Jan.
Jan.
$980.6
$620.1
$790.3
$581.2
24.08
6.69
$25.5
$15.1
$24.5
$12.6
4.08
19.84
2.60
2.44
3.10
2.17
$1,511.9
$1,160.4
$2,002.5
$1,470.6
$1,181.5
$2,075.4
2.81
(1.79)
(3.51)
$31.0
$19.8
$33.3
$37.6
$48.8
$32.1
(17.55)
(59.43)
3.74
2.05
1.71
1.66
2.56
4.13
1.55
46 Stage Stores
35 Stein Mart
Back Wacoal
Jan.
Jan.
March
*NOTES: New = The company is appearing in the Apparel Top 50 for the first time. Back = The company has been ranked in the Apparel Top 50 in previous years but was not ranked
last year because of its performance, because it was not publicly traded, etc. Dollar amounts are in millions of U.S. dollars. Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held company that releases
financial data publicly. Apparel does not include department stores in its Top 50 rankings (see Top 10 department store rankings in next month’s issue). Nordstrom files with the SEC
under “Retail - Family Clothing Stores” (SIC code 5651).
the top 50
#41
Superior Uniform Group
Its three-spot slide belies the growth in the company’s sales, earnings and profit margins, not to mention
its gain in market share, due in part to the heavy investment in raw material inventories it made to hedge
against the cotton shortage. Although that initially proved fruitful, the company was hurt by its investment
when raw-material prices began declining in the latter part of 2011, and the company still held three to six
months of inventory, which cut into margins in the fourth quarter and will affect 2012 as the company
works through its higher-priced stash. A $580,000 detailed market analysis consulting project conducted last
year also cut into earnings but should prove beneficial in capitalizing on future opportunities. Meanwhile, its
remote staffing business, The Office Guru, continues to pay off, with net sales up to $2.93 million compared
to $1.02 million the previous year. The company’s strong financial position leaves the door open for new
ventures, such as its everyBODY media division launched last year, as well as for strategic acquisitions and
stock buyback programs.
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