Amer Sports
Amer Sports' revenue rose 26.7% to $6.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 10.7%, up from 9.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $513 million, up 162.4%. The diluted share count rose 12.2%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2024 to 2025, earnings per share grew 442.9% a year and net income 488.7% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 12% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 568 | 402 | 483 | 345 | 652 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | 6,612 | 927 | 935 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | — | — | 6,129 | 582 | 283 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | 11.7x | 0.8x | 0.3x |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | 0.7x | 0.2x | 0.8x | 2.1x | 7.2x |
| Current ratio | — | 1.7x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | — | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | — | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | — | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −5.0% | −4.2% | −3.3% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amer Sports | FY25 | 26.7% | 10.7% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 0.3x | 7 | |
| Levi Strauss | FY25 | 4.1% | 10.8% | 4.9% | 22.2% | 0.3x | 7 | Compare |
| Tapestry | FY26 | 14.2% | 23.9% | 22.6% | 77.9% | 0.6x | 7 | Compare |
| Ralph Lauren | FY26 | 14.6% | 14.5% | 9.2% | 45.4% | −0.4x | 8 | Compare |
| Under Armour | FY26 | −3.8% | −3.3% | −3.3% | −6.0% | — | 3 | Compare |
5 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||
| Revenue | 3,066 | 3,571 | 4,400 | 5,183 | 6,566 |
| Revenue growth | — | 16.5% | 23.2% | 17.8% | 26.7% |
| Gross profit | 1,506 | 1,786 | 2,308 | 2,872 | 3,784 |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 187 | 51 | 302 | 471 | 702 |
| Net income | −126 | −253 | −209 | 73 | 427 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | −0.33 | −0.66 | −0.54 | 0.14 | 0.76 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 383 | 384 | 384 | 502 | 563 |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | 268 | −92 | 199 | 425 | 730 |
| Capital expenditure | 61 | 78 | 124 | 229 | 216 |
| Free cash flow | 207 | −169 | 75 | 196 | 513 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | 0 | 11 | 20 | 37 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 568 | 402 | 483 | 345 | 652 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | 6,612 | 927 | 935 |
| Total assets | — | 7,895 | 8,374 | 8,396 | 10,064 |
| Total liabilities | — | 7,969 | 8,531 | 3,388 | 4,244 |
| Shareholders' equity | 38 | −74 | −160 | 4,999 | 5,802 |
| Margins and ratios | |||||
| Gross margin | 49.1% | 50.0% | 52.5% | 55.4% | 57.6% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 1.4% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | −4.1% | −7.1% | −4.7% | 1.4% | 6.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.8% | −4.7% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 7.8% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | 4.1% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | 3.0% | 7.9% |
| Return on assets | — | — | −2.6% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | 11.7x | 0.8x | 0.3x |