Tumi Brand Luggage Increased Fourth Quarter Profit By 23.1%

< p > luggage manufacturer TumiHoldings, Inc. (NYSE:TUMI) fourth quarter net profit rose 23.1% to 20 million 800 thousand U.S. dollars, and earnings per share of 0.31 dollars, exceeding the expected 0.30 U.S. dollars, before the TumiHoldings, Inc. (NYSE:TUMI) rose more than 3%, noon rose 10%.

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< p > as of the four quarter of December 31, 2013, Tumi revenue increased by 16.2% to 147 million 400 thousand US dollars, compared with 126 million 800 thousand US dollars in the same period last year, including online sales. In the four quarter, the same store sales increased 2.4% in the financial year, with 126 million 800 thousand in North America and 14.3% in the international market.

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< p > > a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > fourth quarter < /a > gross profit increased by 15.5% to 84 million 500 thousand US dollars, compared with 73 million 200 thousand US dollars in the same period last year; a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > gross profit margin < /a > slightly down 40 basis points to 57.3%; operating profit increased 11.2% to 32 million 400 thousand US dollars compared with 29 million 100 thousand US dollars a year earlier, and the operating profit rate dropped to 22% points with 100 basis points.

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In the financial year of < p > 2013, TumiHoldings, Inc. (NYSE:TUMI) net profit rose 48.4% to 54 million 600 thousand US dollars, or 0.80 US dollars per share, in line with the expectation of US dollar 0.76-0.82.

Net sales rose 17.3% year-on-year, from $3.986 a year earlier to $467 million 400 thousand; gross margin increased 20 to 57.5%; gross margins rose 17.7% to $268 million 800 thousand, up from $228 million 500 thousand in the same period last year, and operating profits rose 20.5%, from 71 million 700 thousand dollars last year to 86 million 400 thousand dollars.

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< p > CEO JeromeGriffith said that in addition to the continued implementation of the a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" product plan < /a > in 2014, a brand new e-commerce website will be launched.

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In P fiscal year 2013, TumiHoldings, Inc. (NYSE:TUMI) cash and cash equivalents were valued at US $37 million 600 thousand, not much more than US $36 million 700 thousand last year, and we have not yet overlooked 37 million dollars in revolving loans.

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< p > Group expects revenue growth of 15%-17% in fiscal year 2014, median sales growth in same store sales, earnings growth per share is expected to grow 16%-18% to US $0.92 -0.96 US dollars, and 18-22 new stores are expected to be added.

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< p > TUMI was the brand that emerged in the US in 1975.

The main products are mainly travelling bags and business bags. The package made of nylon material is very wearable, and its life span is far longer than other brands. It has reached the military standard and is far from being matched by other similar products, thus establishing the leading position of Tumi in the market.

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< p > professional brand TUMI, which may have less attractive appearance, but enough to study for half a day. Bulletproof nylon bags are able to withstand high speed abrasion and rub 3500 turn tests. That is to say, at least 3500 times to wear the first hole, it is possible to break the first hole, and frequent business travelers frequently spend 5 years and 10 years without problems.

TUMI is self styled by "suitcase boutique". After 911, the United States stipulates that the suitcase can not be locked, otherwise it may be faced with the result of a bad lockout. It is said that the United States Customs and TUMI cooperate with the airline police, which are equipped with a TUMI lock and can be regarded as an alternative way to endorse the brand.

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The improved type of refining head is added along the box body with special anti wear strake. It is said that the material is of the same grade as that of the snow shoes; the sealed bearing roller and the small stone can not roll in, and how to roll smoothly without noise; the coolest is the expansion of the patent; the ordinary traveling box is drawn from the outer side of the box to open the pre storage space; the TUMI is pulling the ABS strong material from the box, and the space is increased by half to meet the heavy sight manipulating men. In addition to the middle class white-collar workers, celebrities such as Shi Difen spipe, Keanu Levi and Russell cro are all love users. Tom Cruise takes the form of TUMI to run the airport, and relies on "conquering the sea of love" to pmit the whole world. < p > all configurations are practical and technical. For example, the most easily damaged drawing is not usually a small opening opener, but can be opened by a special machine.

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< p > another T3 series. The concept comes from Audi TT, which is enough to make men's blood boil. The bag is a bright two-color, high wear-resistant hybrid fiber, and the interior is a silver windbreak fiber. The knob type single tube aluminum hand rod can rotate and the left and right skates are all used together. T3 won the "FORTUNE magazine" as one of the 25 best products in 2003, and won the G-Mark logo of the Japanese Design Association (JIDPRO).

There are not many Tumi stores in the world, many countries are hard to find. There are TUMI stores in South Korea's Seoul Incheon International Airport, and there are shops in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing.

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