G-III will produce across a number of categories, starting with jeans, which also includes a full range of corresponding product, and then expanding in a phased approach into additional categories including sportswear, suit separates and dresses. The new five-year license agreement, effective beginning in January 2024, includes three extensions, for five years each. First deliveries are expected to hit the floor in January 2024. The product will be distributed in better department stores, digital channels and Nautica stores and website in North America and franchised stores globally. G-III believes that significant opportunity exists in the better women’s apparel space in categories where G-III has strong expertise. The brand joins G-III’s portfolio of some of the largest American brands in the world.
Outlook
The Company today issued guidance for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024. The Company’s fiscal year 2024 guidance anticipates the expected impact from current levels of inflationary pressure on consumers and on the Company’s operations, as well as incremental costs associated with managing higher levels of inventory.
For fiscal 2024, the Company expects net sales of approximately $3.23 billion and net income between $117.0 million and $122.0 million, or between $2.40 and $2.50 per diluted share. This compares to net sales of $3.23 billion and a net loss of $(133.1) million, or $(2.79) per share, for fiscal 2023. Fiscal 2023 results include a $291.5 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge, net of tax.
The Company is anticipating non-GAAP net income for fiscal 2024 between $125.0 million and $130.0 million, or between $2.55 and $2.65 per diluted share.
The Company is projecting full-year adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2024 between $248.0 million and $253.0 million compared to adjusted EBITDA of $266.1 million in fiscal 2023.
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, the Company expects net sales of approximately $560.0 million compared to $688.8 million in the same period last year. Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 is expected to be in the range $(10.0) million and $(5.0) million, or $(0.20) and $(0.10) per share. This compares to net income of $30.6 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in last year’s first quarter.
The Company is anticipating non-GAAP net loss for first quarter of fiscal 2024 between $(7.0) million and $(2.0) million, or between $(0.15) and $(0.05) per diluted share. This compares to non-GAAP net income of $35.2 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, in last year’s first quarter.
About G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
G-III designs, sources and markets apparel and accessories under owned, licensed and private label brands. G-III’s substantial portfolio of more than 30 licensed and proprietary brands is anchored by five global power brands: DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. G-III’s owned brands include DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Eliza J, Jessica Howard, Andrew Marc, Marc New York and Sonia Rykiel. G-III has fashion licenses under the Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Guess?, Vince Camuto, Levi's and Dockers brands. Through its team sports business, G-III has licenses with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League and over 150 U.S. colleges and universities. G-III also distributes directly to consumers through its DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris and Vilebrequin