Deckers Brands Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

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Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK) reported strong third quarter fiscal 2025 results with record-breaking performance. Net sales increased 17.1% to $1.827 billion, with Direct-to-Consumer sales up 17.9% to $1.011 billion and wholesale sales growing 16.2% to $815.8 million.

The company's flagship UGG brand saw net sales increase 16.1% to $1.244 billion, while HOKA brand sales grew 23.7% to $530.9 million. Gross margin improved to 60.3% from 58.7%, and diluted EPS rose 19% to $3.00.

Deckers raised its FY 2025 revenue growth guidance to approximately 15%, marking its fifth consecutive year of mid-teens or higher growth. The company maintained strong liquidity with $2.241 billion in cash and no outstanding borrowings, while continuing its share repurchase program with approximately $640.7 million remaining authorization.

Positive

• Record quarterly revenue of $1.827 billion, up 17.1% YoY
• Diluted EPS increased 19% to $3.00
• Gross margin improved to 60.3% from 58.7%
• HOKA brand sales grew 23.7% to $530.9 million
• Strong cash position of $2.241 billion with no debt
• Raised full-year revenue growth guidance to 15%

Negative

• Teva brand sales declined 6.0% to $24.1 million
• Other brands sales decreased 16.6% to $28.0 million

Insights

Financial Analyst

Deckers' Q3 FY2025 results demonstrate exceptional execution and market leadership, with several noteworthy achievements that signal sustained momentum. The 17.1% revenue growth to $1.83B is particularly impressive given the challenging retail environment, highlighting the company's strong brand positioning and operational excellence.

Three key factors stand out: First, the robust international growth of 28.5% suggests successful market penetration and brand resonance globally. Second, the 1.6 percentage point improvement in gross margin to 60.3% indicates strong pricing power and efficient cost management, especially notable amid inflationary pressures. Third, the healthy inventory levels, up only 7% year-over-year while supporting 17.1% revenue growth, reflect superior supply chain management and demand forecasting.

The company's capital allocation strategy remains shareholder-friendly, with $44.7M in share repurchases during Q3 and $640.7M remaining authorization. The raised full-year guidance to 15% revenue growth marks the fifth consecutive year of mid-teens growth, demonstrating consistent execution and strong market position.

HOKA's continued momentum (23.7% growth) and UGG's resurgence (16.1% growth) showcase successful brand management and product innovation. The direct-to-consumer channel's strong performance, with 18.3% comparable sales growth, indicates effective omnichannel strategy and strong consumer engagement.

The robust cash position of $2.24B with zero debt provides significant strategic flexibility for future growth initiatives, whether through organic investments, M&A, or continued shareholder returns.

• THIRD QUARTER FY 2025 REVENUE INCREASED 17% TO A RECORD $1.83 BILLION
• THIRD QUARTER FY 2025 DILUTED EPS INCREASED 19% TO A RECORD $3.00
• FY 2025 REVENUE GROWTH GUIDANCE RAISED TO APPROXIMATELY 15%
• FY 2025 DILUTED EPS GUIDANCE RAISED TO RANGE OF $5.75-$5.80

GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), a global leader in designing, marketing, and distributing innovative footwear, apparel, and accessories, today announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024. The Company also provided an update to its financial outlook for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

“Deckers posted exceptional results in the third quarter, delivering record quarterly revenue, gross margin, and earnings,” said Stefano Caroti, President and Chief Executive Officer. “UGG continued to experience incredible global momentum, with the brand’s iconic franchises capturing strong full price consumer demand across all regions. At the same time, HOKA delivered impressive results consistent with our strategy, remaining focused on scaling through innovative performance products. Our increased full-year revenue outlook calls for 15% growth, which would be our fifth consecutive year growing mid-teens or higher, complemented by our commitment to maintain top-tier levels of operating margin.”

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Review (Compared to the Same Period Last Year)

• Net sales increased 17.1% to $1.827 billion compared to $1.560 billion. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased 16.6%.
  • Channel
    • Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) net sales increased 17.9% to $1.011 billion compared to $858.1 million. DTC comparable net sales increased 18.3%.
    • Wholesale net sales increased 16.2% to $815.8 million compared to $702.2 million.
  • Geography
    • Domestic net sales increased 11.5% to $1.169 billion compared to $1.048 billion.
    • International net sales increased 28.5% to $657.9 million compared to $511.9 million.
• Gross margin was 60.3% compared to 58.7%.
• Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $535.3 million compared to $428.7 million.
• Operating income was $567.3 million compared to $487.9 million.
• Diluted earnings per share was $3.00 compared to $2.52. As previously disclosed, the Company effected a six-for-one forward stock split of its common stock during the second fiscal quarter. The share, per share, and resulting financial amounts in this press release have been adjusted to reflect the effectiveness of the stock split.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Brand Summary (Compared to the Same Period Last Year)

• UGG® brand net sales increased 16.1% to $1.244 billion compared to $1.072 billion.
• HOKA® brand net sales increased 23.7% to $530.9 million compared to $429.3 million.
• Teva® brand net sales decreased 6.0% to $24.1 million compared to $25.6 million.
• Other brands net sales decreased 16.6% to $28.0 million compared to $33.6 million.

Balance Sheet (December 31, 2024 as compared to December 31, 2023)

• Cash and cash equivalents were $2.241 billion compared to $1.651 billion.
• Inventories were $576.7 million compared to $539.0 million.
• The Company had no outstanding borrowings.

Capital Allocation

During the third fiscal quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 275 thousand shares of its common stock for a total of $44.7 million at a weighted average price paid per share of $162.85. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $640.7 million remaining under its stock repurchase authorization.

Full Fiscal Year 2025 Outlook for the Twelve Month Period Ending March 31, 2025

The Company’s full fiscal year 2025 outlook is forward-looking in nature, reflecting our expectations as of January 30, 2025, and is subject to significant risks and uncertainties that limit our ability to accurately forecast results. This outlook assumes no meaningful changes to the Company’s business prospects or risks and uncertainties identified by management that could impact future results, which include but are not limited to: foreign currency fluctuations, changes in economic conditions, including consumer confidence, discretionary spending, and inflationary pressures; supply chain disruptions; and geopolitical tensions.

• Net sales are now expected to increase approximately 15% to $4.9 billion.
• Gross margin is now expected to be at or slightly better than 57%.
• SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales are still expected to be approximately 35%.
• Operating margin is now expected to be approximately 22%.
• Effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 23.5%.
• Diluted earnings per share is now expected to be in the range of $5.75 to $5.80.
• The earnings per share guidance takes into account the effectiveness of the stock split, but does not take into account the impact from any potential future share repurchases.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In certain instances the Company may present financial measures that were not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (non-GAAP financial measures), including constant currency, to provide information that may assist investors in understanding its financial results and assessing its prospects for future performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important indicators of its operating performance because they exclude items that are unrelated to, and may not be indicative of, its core operating results.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented by the Company may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies and may not be appropriate measures for comparing the performance of other companies relative to Deckers. For example, in order to calculate constant currency information, the Company calculates the current period financial information using the foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect during the previous comparable period, excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rate hedges and remeasurements in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Further, the Company reports DTC comparable net sales on a constant currency basis for DTC operations that were open throughout the current and prior reporting periods, and may adjust prior reporting periods to conform to current year accounting policies. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to represent, and should not be considered to be more meaningful measures than, or alternatives to, measures of operating performance as determined in accordance with GAAP. To the extent the Company utilizes such non-GAAP financial measures in the future, it expects to calculate them using a consistent method from period-to-period.

Conference Call Information

The Company’s conference call to review the results for the third quarter fiscal year 2025 will be broadcast live today, Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 4:30 pm Eastern Time and hosted at ir.deckers.com. You can access the broadcast by clicking on the link within the “Webcast” box at the top of the page. A replay of the broadcast will be available for at least 30 days following the conference call and can be accessed under the “Quarterly Earnings” section of the “Financials” tab at the aforementioned website.

About Deckers Brands

Deckers Brands is a global leader in designing, marketing, and distributing innovative footwear, apparel, and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high-performance activities. The Company’s portfolio of brands includes UGG®, HOKA®, Teva®, Koolaburra®, and AHNU®. Deckers Brands products are sold in more than 50 countries and territories through select department and specialty stores, Company-owned and operated retail stores, and select online stores, including Company-owned websites. Deckers Brands has over 50 years of history building niche footwear brands into lifestyle market leaders attracting millions of loyal consumers globally. For more information, please visit www.deckers.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including statements regarding our projected financial results, including net sales, gross margin, SG&A expenses, operating margin, inventories, effective tax rate, and diluted earnings per share; consumer confidence and discretionary spending; the strength of our brands and demand for our products; our ability to drive future growth and profitability; our ability to execute on our long-term strategies and objectives; and our capital allocation, including the potential repurchase of shares. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” and similar expressions or the negative of these expressions.

Forward-looking statements represent our management’s current expectations and predictions about trends affecting our business and industry and are based on information available as of the time such statements are made. Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness. Forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements predicted, assumed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by applicable law or the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange, we expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, whether to conform such statements to actual results or changes in our expectations, or as a result of the availability of new information.

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(dollar and share data amounts in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Net sales	$	1,827,165			$	1,560,307			$	3,963,832			$	3,328,005
Cost of sales		724,542				643,738				1,657,937				1,481,993
Gross profit		1,102,623				916,569				2,305,895				1,846,012
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		535,349				428,670				1,300,728				1,062,760
Income from operations		567,274				487,899				1,005,167				783,252
Total other income, net		(16,668	)			(11,154	)			(46,840	)			(31,482	)
Income before income taxes		583,942				499,053				1,052,007				814,734
Income tax expense		127,208				109,134				237,327				182,716
Net income		456,734				389,919				814,680				632,018
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(11,686	)			7,077				(4,711	)			(3,339	)
Comprehensive income	$	445,048			$	396,996			$	809,969			$	628,679
Net income per share
Basic	$	3.01			$	2.53			$	5.35			$	4.06
Diluted	$	3.00			$	2.52			$	5.33			$	4.03
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic		151,820				153,985				152,307				155,716
Diluted		152,386				154,865				152,924				156,670

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(dollar amounts in thousands)
	December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
ASSETS				(AUDITED)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,240,923		$	1,502,051
Trade accounts receivable, net		303,079			296,565
Inventories		576,669			474,311
Other current assets		153,441			170,556
Total current assets		3,274,112			2,443,483
Property and equipment, net		323,413			302,122
Operating lease assets		218,876			225,669
Other noncurrent assets		147,952			164,305
Total assets	$	3,964,353		$	3,135,579
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	$	586,371		$	378,503
Operating lease liabilities		46,014			53,581
Other current liabilities		400,497			287,909
Total current liabilities		1,032,882			719,993
Long-term operating lease liabilities		211,015			213,298
Other long-term liabilities		89,537			94,820
Total long-term liabilities		300,552			308,118
Total stockholders’ equity		2,630,919			2,107,468
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,964,353		$	3,135,579

 

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Investor Contact:

Erinn Kohler | VP, Investor Relations, Corporate Planning & Business Analytics | Deckers Brands | 805.967.7611

Source: Deckers Brands

FAQ

What was Deckers (DECK) revenue growth in Q3 FY2025?

Deckers reported a 17.1% increase in revenue to $1.827 billion in Q3 FY2025 compared to $1.560 billion in the same period last year.

How much did DECK's UGG brand sales grow in Q3 FY2025?

UGG brand net sales increased 16.1% to $1.244 billion compared to $1.072 billion in the same period last year.

What is Deckers (DECK) updated revenue guidance for FY2025?

Deckers raised its FY2025 revenue growth guidance to approximately 15%, marking its fifth consecutive year of mid-teens or higher growth.

How many shares did DECK repurchase in Q3 FY2025?

Deckers repurchased approximately 275 thousand shares for $44.7 million at a weighted average price of $162.85 per share.

What was Deckers (DECK) international sales performance in Q3 FY2025?

International net sales increased 28.5% to $657.9 million compared to $511.9 million in the same period last year.