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Earnings Release • May 8, 2025
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Q1 2025
PUMA reports flat currency-adjusted sales in Q1
and progress on nextlevel cost efficiency programme
Herzogenaurach, 08 May 2025
Key developments Q1 2025
- Currency-adjusted sales up by 0.1% to € 2,076 million (-1.3% reported)
- Gross profit margin decreases by 60 basis points to 47.0%
- Operating expenses (OPEX) increase by 7.1% to € 905 million
- Adjusted EBIT excluding one-time costs decreases by 52.4% to € 76 million
- EBIT at € 58 million, including one-time costs of € 18 million from the nextlevel cost efficiency programme
- Nextlevel Update: Reduction of about 500 staff positions expected to be completed by end of Q2. Efficiency initiatives started for unprofitable owned & operated retail stores, indirect procurement, sourcing and IT
- PUMA appoints Arthur Hoeld as CEO (effective 01 July 2025) and Matthias Bäumer as Chief Commercial Officer (effective 01 April 2025)
Outlook FY 2025
- Currency-adjusted sales growth at low- to mid-single digit percentage rate
- Adjusted EBIT excluding one-time costs in a range between € 520 million and € 600 million
- CAPEX of around € 300 million
- Maintained outlook excludes potential implications from U.S. tariffs announced after PUMA's initial outlook on 11 March 2025
Markus Neubrand, Chief Financial Officer of PUMA SE:
"In the first quarter and despite a challenging environment, PUMA achieved sales on last year's level in constant currencies. Our Direct-to-Consumer business, driven by e-commerce, grew by 12%, while our wholesale business declined by 4% - primarily because of the U.S. and China. Our adjusted operating profit came in broadly in line with our expectations.
Despite the challenges we had to face in the first quarter, such as a slightly decreasing gross profit margin and higher operating expenses, we remain committed to executing our nextlevel cost efficiency program which is progressing as planned. We are on track to have approximately 500 corporate positions reduced globally by the end of the second quarter 2025.
In the evolving global trade landscape and amidst macroeconomic volatility, we concentrate on controllable factors and diligently serve our retail partners, consumers, and brand ambassadors. Our outlook for the financial year 2025 remains unchanged. Due to the highly uncertain implications from the U.S. tariffs, we are not quantifying the potential implications at this stage. We already reduced U.S. imports from China and we will continue to remain agile and ready to manage the increased market volatility and swiftly respond to changing external conditions."
| in € million | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change in % |
Currency-adjusted change in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Sales | 2,076.0 | 2,102.3 | -1.3% | +0.1% |
| Sales by regions | ||||
| EMEA | 891.7 | 855.7 | +4.2% | +5.1% |
| Americas | 753.7 | 790.0 | -4.6% | -2.7% |
| Asia/Pacific | 430.5 | 456.6 | -5.7% | -4.7% |
| Sales by product divisions | ||||
| Footwear | 1,186.0 | 1,181.5 | +0.4% | +2.4% |
| Apparel | 594.3 | 608.1 | -2.3% | -1.5% |
| Accessories | 295.7 | 312.7 | -5.4% | -5.7% |
| Sales by distribution channel | ||||
| Wholesale | 1,529.5 | 1,608.1 | -4.9% | -3.6% |
| Direct-to-Consumer | 546.5 | 494.2 | +10.6% | +12.0% |
First Quarter 2025
Sales grew currency-adjusted (ca) by 0.1% to € 2,076.0 million (-1.3% reported). Sales in the EMEA region increased by 5.1% (ca) to € 891.7 million, driven by double-digit growth in EEMEA. In the Americas region, sales decreased by 2.7% (ca) to € 753.7 million due to a decline in North America, while Latin America recorded double-digit growth during the quarter. Sales in the Asia/Pacific region decreased 4.7% (ca) to € 430.5 million, reflecting ongoing softness in Greater China.
PUMA's Wholesale business decreased by 3.6% (ca) to € 1,529.5 million. As anticipated, the softness was mainly driven by the U.S. and China. Our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business grew by 12.0% (ca) to € 546.5 million, led by the e-commerce business which grew 17.3% (ca), while sales in owned & operated retail stores increased 8.9% (ca). The DTC share rose to 26.3%, up from 23.5% in Q1 2024.
Footwear sales increased by 2.4% (ca) to € 1,186.0 million, driven by the Running, Basketball and Sportstyle categories. Sales in Apparel decreased by 1.5% (ca) to € 594.3 million while Accessories decreased by 5.7% (ca) to € 295.7 million due to Golf.
The gross profit margin decreased by 60 basis points to 47.0% (Q1 2024: 47.5%). Positive inventory valuation effects in the previous year as well as currency effects were a headwind. This was partially offset by tailwinds from sourcing, along with a favourable effect from the product and distribution channel mix.
Operating expenses (OPEX), excluding nextlevel related one-time costs, increased by 7.1% to € 904.9 million (Q1 2024: € 845.3 million). The increase was mainly due to the continued growth of our DTC business, especially e-commerce, and higher depreciation & amortisation (D&A) from investments in DTC and infrastructure. In addition, currency-related headwinds and timing of marketing activities weighed on the OPEX ratio, which increased by 340 basis points to 43.6% (Q1 2024: 40.2%).
Adjusted EBIT, excluding nextlevel related one-time costs, decreased by 52.4% to € 75.7 million (Q1 2024: € 159.0 million) due to a lower gross profit margin and higher OPEX. PUMA incurred one-time costs of € 18.0 million in the first quarter as part of its nextlevel cost efficiency programme. These costs were mainly associated with personnel expenses and other one-time non-operating costs. Consequently, the operating result (EBIT) decreased by 63.7% to € 57.7 million (Q1 2024: € 159.0 million) and the EBIT margin came in at 2.8% (Q1 2024: 7.6%).
The financial result decreased by 56.8% to € -42.0 million (Q1 2024: € -26.8 million) mainly due to higher net interest expenses. Taxes on income amounted to € -4.2 million (Q1 2024: € -33.0 million) with a tax rate of 26.5% (Q1 2024: 25.0%) driven by higher withholding taxes and a different profit mix. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was at € -11.1 million (Q1 2024: € -11.8 million).
Consequently, net income came in at € 0.5 million (Q1 2024: € 87.3 million) and earnings per share amounted to € 0.00 (Q1 2024: € 0.58)
Working Capital
The working capital increased by 12.8% to € 2,081.6 million (31 March 2024: € 1,845.7 million). Inventories increased by 16.3% to € 2,076.1 million (31 March 2024: € 1,785.6 million), mainly driven by a strong increase of goods in transit. Trade receivables increased by 5.9% to € 1,517.6 million (31 March 2024: € 1,432.5 million). Trade payables increased by 17.3% to € 1,434.9 million (31 March 2024: € 1,222.8 million), in line with the increase of inventories.
Share Buyback
On 31 March 2025, PUMA completed the acquisition of shares within the framework of the share buyback programme of PUMA SE, which started on 7 March 2024. Under this programme, a total of 2,816,714 shares were repurchased, representing approx. 1.88% of the company's nominal share capital. The average purchase price per share paid on the stock exchange was € 35.50. The total price of the acquired shares amounted to € 100 million (excluding incidental transaction costs).
Q1 Brand & Product Update
- PUMA launches "Go Wild", its biggest brand campaign to date, with a first chapter dedicated to running
- PUMA inspires runners to set new personal bests at the Boston and London Marathon with its fastest-ever racing shoe, the Fast-R NITROTM Elite 3
- PUMA athlete and pole vault world record holder Armand "Mondo" Duplantis wins Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award
- PUMA becomes official partner of the Premier League, the most-watched football league globally
- PUMA's Speedcat Ballet, featuring K-pop star Rosé in a global campaign, ranked in the top 3 of the LYST index
- PUMA and HYROX, the world series of fitness racing, launch first joint collection to include co-branded footwear as well as performance apparel
- PUMA reaches goal of making 9 out of 10 products with recycled or certified materials in 2024
Outlook 2025
In a challenging environment, PUMA's performance for the first quarter of 2025 was broadly in line with expectations. The company continues to focus on its controllables and expects currency-adjusted sales to grow in the low- to mid-single-digit percentage range in the financial year 2025.
PUMA continues to execute the nextlevel cost efficiency programme which is expected to incur one-time costs of up to € 75 million in 2025. These one-time costs are related to the closure of unprofitable owned & operated retail stores, restructuring expenses and other one-time non-operating costs. In return, the company expects to generate additional EBIT of up to € 100 million in 2025.
To better reflect the underlying business performance, the company is providing an adjusted EBIT outlook for 2025, which excludes one-time costs related to the nextlevel cost efficiency programme. Accordingly, PUMA expects an adjusted EBIT in the range of € 520 million to € 600 million for the financial year 2025 (2024: € 622.0 million).
PUMA acknowledges the ongoing changes to the additional U.S. tariffs announced recently. At this stage, the outcome of these developments remains highly uncertain and therefore this outlook does not include potential implications from tariffs announced after PUMA's initial outlook on 11 March 2025.
PUMA plans to continue investing in its retail store network and e-commerce business, along with warehouse and digital infrastructure, to enable its long-term growth objectives and therefore anticipates capital expenditures (CAPEX) of around € 300 million in 2025 (2024: € 263.0 million).
OUTLOOK 2025
| SALES GROWTH (CURRENCY-ADJUSTED) | low- to mid-single-digit |
|---|---|
| ADJUSTED EBIT* | € 520 million to € 600 million |
| CAPEX | around € 300 million |
While the environment remains volatile, the company continues to focus on its controllables. PUMA is committed to addressing short-term challenges while continuing to prioritise investments into the brand and infrastructure as foundation for mid- to long-term success.
*Excluding one-time costs such as restructuring expenses and other one-time non-operating costs from the nextlevel programme
Income Statement Q1 2025
| in € million | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,076.0 | 2,102.3 | -1.3% |
| Cost of sales | -1,100.9 | -1,103.3 | -0.2% |
| Gross profit | 975.1 | 999.0 | -2.4% |
| - in % of sales | 47.0% | 47.5% | -0.6 pp |
| Royalty and commission income | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1% |
| Other operating income and expenses | -904.9 | -845.3 | 7.1% |
| Adjusted EBIT* | 75.7 | 159.0 | -52.4% |
| - in % of sales | 3.6% | 7.6% | -4.0 pp |
| One-time costs | -18.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Operating result (EBIT) | 57.7 | 159.0 | -63.7% |
| - in % of sales | 2.8% | 7.6% | -4.8 pp |
| Financial result | -42.0 | -26.8 | 56.8% |
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | 15.7 | 132.2 | -88.1% |
| - in % of sales | 0.8% | 6.3% | -5.5 pp |
| Taxes on income | -4.2 | -33.0 | -87.4% |
| - Tax rate | 26.5% | 25.0% | +1.5 pp |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | -11.1 | -11.8 | -5.8% |
| Net income | 0.5 | 87.3 | -99.5% |
| - in % of sales | 0.0% | 4.2% | -4.1 pp |
| Earnings per share (€) | 0.00 | 0.58 | -99.5% |
| Earnings per share (€) - diluted | 0.00 | 0.58 | -99.5% |
| Weighted average shares outstanding (million shares) | 148.08 | 149.92 | -1.2% |
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (million shares) | 148.17 | 149.96 | -1.2% |
* excluding one-time costs from the nextlevel programme
Rounding differences may be observed in the percentage and numerical values expressed in millions of Euro since the underlying calculations are always based on thousands of Euro.
Balance Sheet
| in € million | Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Change in % | Dec. 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 283.9 | 294.5 | -3.6% | 368.2 |
| Inventories * | 2,076.1 | 1,785.6 | 16.3% | 2,013.7 |
| Trade receivables * | 1,517.6 | 1,432.5 | 5.9% | 1,246.5 |
| Other current assets * | 532.8 | 453.3 | 17.5% | 516.8 |
| Other current assets | 71.4 | 96.6 | -26.0% | 160.0 |
| Current assets | 4,481.9 | 4,062.5 | 10.3% | 4,305.2 |
| Deferred tax assets | 288.6 | 290.6 | -0.7% | 243.6 |
| Right-of-use assets | 1,203.7 | 1,072.4 | 12.3% | 1,116.8 |
| Other non-current assets | 1,428.2 | 1,366.3 | 4.5% | 1,475.0 |
| Non-current assets | 2,920.6 | 2,729.4 | 7.0% | 2,835.4 |
| Total Assets | 7,402.5 | 6,791.8 | 9.0% | 7,140.6 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||
| Current borrowings | 978.8 | 537.0 | 82.3% | 131.6 |
| Trade payables * | 1,434.9 | 1,222.8 | 17.3% | 1,893.5 |
| Other current liabilities * | 610.0 | 602.9 | 1.2% | 605.3 |
| Current lease liabilities | 230.3 | 210.6 | 9.4% | 220.6 |
| Other current liabilities | 28.4 | 25.5 | 11.3% | 19.9 |
| Current liabilities | 3,282.5 | 2,598.8 | 26.3% | 2,870.9 |
| Non-current borrowings | 300.0 | 357.4 | -16.0% | 356.4 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 10.9 | 22.0 | -50.4% | 14.2 |
| Pension provisions | 27.6 | 23.1 | 19.4% | 27.3 |
| Non-current lease liabilities | 1,084.7 | 995.4 | 9.0% | 1,010.0 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 42.6 | 30.0 | 42.1% | 33.3 |
| Non-current liabilities | 1,465.9 | 1,427.9 | 2.7% | 1,441.0 |
| Equity | 2,654.1 | 2,765.2 | -4.0% | 2,828.6 |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | 7,402.5 | 6,791.8 | 9.0% | 7,140.6 |
* included in working capital
Rounding differences may be observed in the percentage and numerical values expressed in millions of Euro since the underlying calculations are always based on thousands of Euro.
Financial Calendar:
| 21 May 2025 | Annual General Meeting |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Interim Report Q2 2025 |
| 30 October 2025 | Quarterly Statement Q3 2025 |
The financial releases and other financial information are available on the Internet at "about.puma.com".
Media Relations:
Robert-Jan Bartunek - Teamhead Corporate Communications – PUMA SE - [email protected]
Investor Relations:
Gottfried Hoppe – Director Investor Relations - PUMA SE - [email protected]
Notes to the editors:
- The financial reports are posted on about.puma.com
- PUMA SE stock symbol: Reuters: PUMG.DE, Bloomberg: PUM GY, Börse Frankfurt: ISIN: DE0006969603– WKN: 696960
Notes relating to forward-looking statements:
This document contains statements about the future business development and strategic direction of the Company. The forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions. They are subject to certain risks and fluctuations as described in other publications, in particular in the risk and opportunities management section of the combined management report. If these expectations and assumptions do not apply or if unforeseen risks arise, the actual course of business may differ significantly from the expected developments. We therefore assume no liability for the accuracy of these forecasts.
PUMA
PUMA is one of the world's leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For more than 75 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world's fastest athletes. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running and Training, Basketball, Golf and Motorsports. It collaborates with renowned designers and brands to bring sport influences into street culture and fashion. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs about 22,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany. For more information, please visit https://about.puma.com.