Financial Performance - Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 were $393 million, a decrease from $398 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, representing a decline of 1.3% [1][4][38] - GAAP EPS for the first quarter was $1.70, down from $2.42 in the same period last year, while adjusted EPS was $1.82 compared to $2.66 in the prior year [1][4][38] - Gross margin on a GAAP basis was 64.2%, slightly lower than 64.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 [4][38] Sales Breakdown - Tommy Bahama's net sales decreased by 4.2% to $216.2 million from $225.6 million [2][36] - Lilly Pulitzer experienced a 12.0% increase in net sales, reaching $99.0 million compared to $88.4 million [2][36] - Johnny Was saw a significant decline in net sales, dropping 15.1% to $43.5 million from $51.2 million [2][36] Cost and Expenses - SG&A expenses increased to $223 million from $213 million, with a notable portion attributed to higher employment and occupancy costs due to the opening of 31 new retail locations [4][5][38] - The company incurred $1 million in additional charges in cost of goods sold due to U.S. tariffs on imported goods [4][38] Balance Sheet and Liquidity - Inventory increased by $18 million, or 12%, on a LIFO basis compared to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024 [6][38] - Cash used in operations was $4 million, a significant decrease from cash provided by operations of $33 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 [7][38] - Borrowings outstanding rose to $118 million at the end of the first quarter, compared to $19 million at the same time last year [8][38] Dividend and Guidance - The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.69 per share, payable on August 1, 2025 [9] - For fiscal 2025, the company revised its sales guidance to a range of $1.475 billion to $1.515 billion, with GAAP EPS expected between $2.28 and $2.68 [10][38] Operational Insights - The company is focusing on diversifying and shifting its supply chain to mitigate future tariff impacts [2][38] - The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was 24.1%, down from 25.6% in the prior year [11][38]

this announcement that we made is worth much more than just the tariff side of it. The tariffs are obviously a piece of it as we're reacting to the new dynamic that's going to be out there. Um, and it'll it'll offset a good bit of it.So, we'll move about 300,000 units of production. Some of it is new production in incremental. Some of it is a shift, but reoptimizing uh our manufacturing footprint and taking advantage of some underutilized capacity in the US.But it's also about, you know, creating security f ...

RISHON LE ZION, Israel, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. ("BOS" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BOSC), a leading integrator of supply chain technologies, announced today that its Supply Chain division has secured an $800,000 order from an Indian customer, with delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025. Eyal Cohen, BOS CEO, said: "This order represents a significant milestone in BOS's strategic expansion into the Indian defense market. India is emerging as a major hub for ...

Group 1 - IperionX Limited has received its first task order valued at US$1.3 million from the U.S. Army under a SBIR Phase III IDIQ contract with the Department of Defense [1][4] - The task order involves the production and delivery of titanium parts for U.S. Army ground vehicle programs, adhering to U.S. Controlled Unclassified Information Program standards [2][3] - The manufacturing will take place at IperionX's Titanium Manufacturing Campus in Virginia, utilizing proprietary production and forging processes, which enhances supply-chain resilience and creates high-value jobs in the U.S. [3][5] Group 2 - This task order is the first of several expected under a US$99 million SBIR Phase III contract, allowing various DoD and U.S. Government agencies to procure titanium parts directly from IperionX [4] - The CEO of IperionX emphasized that this order is a significant step towards reshoring the titanium supply chain in the U.S. and aims to establish a long-term partnership with the Department of Defense [5] - IperionX is recognized as a leading American titanium metal and critical materials company, focusing on producing high-performance titanium alloys with lower energy, cost, and carbon emissions [5][6]

Key Takeaways China is reshaping its rare earth export controls. Among 17 rare earth elements (REEs), China has imposed export controls on seven heavier ones (Dy, Tb, Sm, Gd, Lu, Sc, Y) and their processed products, mostly magnets. REEs and magnets, dominated by China. According to WoodMac, Chinese companies control 65%/88% of global mined/refined mid to heavy rare earths supply and >90% of downstream NdFeB Permanent magnet supply in 2025. REEs and magnets exports now require three sets of approvals from th ...

Papa John’s International (PZZA) FY Conference June 10, 2025 09:45 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, everybody. I'm Brian Bittner, the restaurant analyst here at Oppenheimer. And thank you again for attending our twenty fifth annual consumer conference. We're incredibly excited to welcome Papa John's International back to our conference, and we're thrilled to be joined by Papa John's president and CEO, Todd Penegor. He joined the company in August of twenty twenty four after a solid run as CEO at Wendy's. And we ...

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC) Conference June 10, 2025 09:00 AM ET Speaker0 Summit Virtual. We appreciate your participation in today's virtual event. Up next, we are pleased to introduce BOS Better Online Solution Limited. If you would like to ask a question during the webcast, you may click the q and a icon button on the right side of your screen. Please type your question into the box and click send to submit it. At this time, it is my pleasure to hand over the session to Eyal Cohen, CEO at BOS B ...

RISHON LE ZION, Israel, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. ("BOS" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BOSC), an integrator of supply chain technologies for the aerospace, defense, industrial and retail sectors, announced today that it will release financial results for the second quarter of 2025 before the market opens on Thursday, August 21, 2025. BOS will host a video conference call on August 21, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. A question-and-answer session will follow management’s presenta ...

Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 10, 2025) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) ("Ucore" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated June 9, 2025, the order book for the Company's previously announced upsized private placement (the "Offering"), is closed with orders totaling C$15.5 million. The Offering is over-subscribed and includes the full exercise of the agents' option. Although orders in excess of C$15.5 million were received in connecti ...

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