New cleats boost footwear revenues at Under Armour

05/02/2007
Branded US performance apparel and footwear company Under Armour Inc. has posted a 55% increase in revenue for its fourth quarter ended December 31. Revenues totalled $135.3 million compared with $87.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The company reported $9.3 million in footwear revenues largely driven by the launch of its baseball and softball cleats.

Fourth quarter net income increased 69.4% to $11.9 million compared with $7 million for the same period in 2005.

Net revenues for the year increased 53.2% to $430.7 million from $281.1 million in 2005. Net income increased by 97.7% to $39 million compared with $19.7 million in the prior year. The footwear launch contributed $26.9 million to net revenues for the full year.