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K-Swiss Inc. (KSWS) Wrap Up:

K•Swiss Inc. (the “Company,” “K•Swiss,” “we,” “us” and “our”) designs, develops and markets an array of athletic footwear for high performance sports use, fitness activities and casual wear under the K•Swiss brand. We also design and manufacture footwear under the Royal Elastics brand. Royal Elastics, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading innovator of slip-on, laceless footwear. Sales of Royal Elastics brand were not significant during 2007. K•Swiss was founded in 1966 by two Swiss brothers, who introduced one of the first leather tennis shoes in the United States. The shoe, the K•Swiss “Classic,” has remained relatively unchanged from its original design, and accounts for a significant portion of our sales. The Classic has evolved from a high-performance shoe into a casual, lifestyle shoe.  ... More..."http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2008%2f02%2f26%2f0001193125-08-037740.html#FIS_BUSINESS"   
www.kswiss.com
584 Employees
Founded in 1966

K-Swiss Inc. (KSWS:NASDAQ)

LAST $8.74 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.12 1.39%
VOLUME 93.4K
As of 4:00 PM 11/20/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of K-Swiss Inc. (KSWS)

OPEN
$8.57
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$8.62
DAY HIGH
$8.79
DAY LOW
$8.57
52 WEEK HIGH
12/4/08 - $13.49
52 WEEK LOW
03/10/09 - $6.44
MARKET CAP
306.9M
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
118.2K
DILUTED EPS TTM
$-0.79
SHARES OUTSTANDING
35.1M
EX-DATE
10/21/09
P/E TTM
NM
DIVIDEND
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DIVIDEND YIELD
0.00%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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KSWS Top Compensated Officers

Mr. Steven Nichols
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Preside...
Age: 66
Total Annual Compensation: $961.3K
Mr. George Powlick
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Operating...
Age: 64
Total Annual Compensation: $312.9K
Mr. David Nichols
Executive Vice President, President of KS Ams...
Age: 39
Total Annual Compensation: $278.2K
Ms. Kimberly Scully
Corporate Controller
Age: 42
Total Annual Compensation: $221.3K
Mr. Brian Sullivan
Vice President of National Accounts
Age: 55
Total Annual Compensation: $233.1K

Executives, Board Directors

Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for K-Swiss Inc. (KSWS)

K-Swiss Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009; Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2009

K-Swiss Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported net loss of $2,884,000 or $0.08 per diluted share on revenues of $70,633,000 against net earnings of $1,066,000 or $0.03 per diluted share on revenues of $92,629,000 in the same period of last year. Operating loss was $4,037,000 against operating profit of $481,000 in the same period of last year. Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations was $4,169,000 against earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations of $2,826,000 in the same period of last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the company reported net loss of $15,474,000 or $0.44 per diluted share on revenues of $198,709,000 against net earnings of $34,599,000 or $0.98 per diluted share on revenues of $273,915,000 in the same period of last year. Operating loss was $19,765,000 against operating profit of $8,872,000 in the same period of last year. Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations was $20,316,000 against earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations of $45,373,000 in the same period of last year. The company provided earnings guidance for the full year 2009. It expects full-year revenues to be approximately $230 million to $240 million and expects to report a full-year loss per diluted share of approximately $0.70 to $0.80.

K-Swiss Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on March 1, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 3, 2009).

K-Swiss Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on March 1, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 3, 2009).

K-Swiss Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-05-2009

K-Swiss Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-05 2009

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Industry Analysis

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Price/Sales 1.2x
Price/Book 1.0x
Price/Cash Flow NM Not Meaningful
TEV/Sales 0.5x

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KSWS transactions

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Target
Buyback
November 11, 2009
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K-Swiss Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

K-Swiss Inc. (KSWS) Q3 2009 Earnings Call November 5, 2009 11:00 am ET Executives Steven Nichols – Chairman and President George Powlick – Chief Financial Officer Analysts Jeff Van Sinderen – B. Riley & Company Sam Poser – Sterne, Agee & Leach Christopher Svezia – Susquehanna Financial Group Brad Hathaway – Jay Goldman & Company Presentation Operator Welcome to K-Swiss's Third Quarter conference call. For opening remarks and introductions I would like to turn the call over to Chairman of the Board and President, Mr. Steven Nichols. Steven Nichols With me today is George Powlick our Chief Financial Officer. We appreciate you being on the call this morning. Before I begin I would like to have George cover the Safe Harbor language. George Powlick Certain matters discussed in this press release are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to non-achievement of the assumptions discussed therein, general and regional economic conditions, availability of credit, industry trends, merchandise trends, including market acceptance of the company's product offerings, customer demand, competition, the impact of terrorism, and/or a potential global conflict on the worldwide economy, and order cancellations and reduced sales resulting from a slower worldwide economy. A complete description of these factors as well as others which could affect the company's business is said forth in the company's periodic filings, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, which is currently...
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New Star Analyst Rankings for K-Swiss Inc.

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K-Swiss board authorizes $70 million stock buyback

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K-Swiss Announces $70 Million Stock Repurchase Authorization

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--K•Swiss Inc. (NASDAQ: KSWS - News) announced its Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program for the Company to repurchase up to $70 million of the Company's Class A Common Stock. This program replaces the Company's existing 2004 stock repurchase authorization for up to 5,000,000 shares that expires on December 31, 2009. Under the new stock repurchase program, the Company may purchase through December 31, 2014, as market conditions warrant and from time to time on the open market or otherwise, up to $70 million of its Class A Common Stock. The Company believes the repurchase of its shares of Class A Common Stock can be a good use of excess cash depending on the Company's array of alternatives.Since August 1996, the Company has expended an aggregate of $166.8 million through its several stock repurchase programs by which it has purchased 25.5 million shares of its Class A Common Stock.Commenting on the announcement, Steven Nichols, Chairman of the Board and President, said, “We are pleased the Board has elected to establish a new repurchase program. This new authorization complements the ongoing investments in our Classic, running and tennis development.”K•Swiss Inc. designs, develops and markets an array of athletic footwear for high performance sports use, fitness activities and casual wear under the K•Swiss a...
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K-Swiss Announces Buy Back Effort

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K SWISS INC Financials

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K SWISS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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Invest To Protect

Believe it or not, there still remain some businesses that offer investors strong downside protection. In this hyper-rally-based market, that's a big plus. But remember that downside protection has nothing to do with upside gains. Nonetheless, the following businesses are worth a closer look as they offer potential value-creating upside in various ways. An ExceptionThere are several reasons why the discretionary consumer goods sector should be avoided right now. The economy's problems - namely unemployment and housing - have a long way to go before getting to levels just near those in 2007. As a result, people are going to buy a lot less of things they don't need. Yet athletic footwear maker K-Swiss (Nasdaq:KSWS) may be an exception due simply to the cash rich balance sheet.The shares fetch approximately $8.50 and for each share, you are getting about $5 in cash. And at current prices, shares trade at a slight discount to book value. These numbers compare favorably to giant Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) which trades for $11 a share, has about $2 a share in net cash and a per share book value of $12.68.What is most impressive about K-Swiss is the fact that its cash balance has not ma...
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