Levi’s Outlook for Revenue Growth And Margin Opportunities Appear Intact: Morgan Stanley
Levi Strauss & Co, an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi’s brand of denim jeans, warned after its net revenue plunged over 60% in the second quarter that the effect of the coronavirus would negatively impact their businesses even in the second half of this year.
Net revenue declined 62% to $497.5 million, largely due to the temporary closure of company-operated, franchise and wholesale customer retail locations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by the company’s e-commerce business which grew 25% for the quarter, with sequential month-over-month acceleration to nearly 80% growth for May, the company said.
The company recorded a net loss for the quarter of $364 million and an adjusted net loss of $192 million. Gross margin decreased 19.2 percentage points on a reported basis to 34.1%. Adjusted EBIT was a loss of $206 million.
The company also said that it