STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
Business
STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. designs, sources, and markets fashion-forward branded and private label footwear, accessories, and apparel. Its main products include dress shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals, handbags, small leather goods, belts, scarves, apparel, and related trend accessories across its owned brands and private label offerings. The company operates through reportable segments: Wholesale Footwear, Wholesale Accessories/Apparel, Direct-to-Consumer (company-operated retail stores and e-commerce), and Licensing, with corporate functions supporting these businesses. Products are distributed via a broad wholesale network of department stores, mass merchants, specialty and online retailers, company-operated retail stores, e-commerce websites, and international joint ventures and distribution arrangements across North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 2,522 | 2,272 | 1,971 | 2,111 | 1,854 | |
| Commission and licensing fee income | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Total revenue | 2,534 | 2,283 | 1,982 | 2,122 | 1,866 | |
| Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 1,485 | 1,346 | 1,149 | 1,248 | 1,099 | |
| Gross profit | 1,049 | 937 | 832 | 874 | 767 | |
| Operating expenses | −968 | −699 | −613 | −586 | −520 | |
| Change In Valuation of Contingent Payment Liability | −6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — | |
| Impairment of intangibles | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Income from operations | 81 | 225 | 213 | 282 | 244 | |
| Gain on derivative | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Interest and other (expense) / income - net | −12 | 6 | 7 | 676,000 | −2 | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 78 | 230 | 221 | 282 | 242 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 29 | 55 | 47 | 65 | 50 | |
| Net income | 49 | 176 | 174 | 217 | 192 | |
| Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Basic net income per share | 0.63 | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.84 | 2.43 | |
| Diluted net income per share | 0.63 | 2.35 | 2.3 | 2.77 | 2.34 | |
| Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | 71 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 78 | |
| Effect of dilutive securities options/restricted stock | 308,000 | 689,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 71 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 82 | |
| Cash dividends declared per common share | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.6 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 112 | 190 | 205 | 275 | 219 | |
| Short-term investments | 0 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 44 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $7,115 and $4,670 | 92 | 46 | 40 | 38 | — | |
| Factor accounts receivable | 312 | 349 | 321 | 248 | — | |
| Inventories | 417 | 258 | 229 | 229 | 255 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 47 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 21 | |
| Income tax receivable and prepaid income taxes | 21 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| Total current assets | 1,001 | 895 | 855 | 844 | 945 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 116 | 57 | 47 | 41 | 36 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | 236 | 140 | 123 | 90 | 85 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 3 | 610,000 | 609,000 | 2 | 5 | |
| Deposits and other | 23 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | |
| Goodwill | 255 | 184 | 180 | 168 | 168 | |
| Intangibles, net | 281 | 113 | 126 | 101 | 112 | |
| Total Assets | 1,914 | 1,412 | 1,348 | 1,258 | 1,356 | |
| Accounts payable | 197 | 207 | 161 | 131 | 137 | |
| Accrued expenses | 259 | 142 | 155 | 139 | 243 | |
| Operating leases - current portion | 59 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 31 | |
| Income taxes payable | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
| Accrued incentive compensation | 6 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| Total current liabilities | 526 | 414 | 378 | 321 | 435 | |
| Contingent payment liability - long-term portion | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| Operating leases - long-term portion | 193 | 110 | 99 | 79 | 80 | |
| Long-term debt | 234 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 36 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |
| Other liabilities | 6 | 44,000 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,010 | 536 | 500 | 414 | 535 | |
| Commitments, contingencies and other (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock $0.0001 par value, 245,000 shares authorized, 138,341 and 137,248 shares issued, 72,674 and 72,157 shares outstanding | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 654 | 614 | 586 | 520 | 496 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,772 | 1,788 | 1,680 | 1,571 | 1,421 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −29 | −48 | −29 | −36 | −30 | |
| Treasury stock 65,667 and 65,091 shares at cost | −1,529 | −1,506 | −1,407 | −1,224 | −1,075 | |
| Total Steven Madden, Ltd. stockholders equity | 866 | 848 | 830 | 832 | 812 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 38 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 8 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 904 | 876 | 848 | 844 | 821 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 1,914 | 1,412 | 1,348 | 1,258 | 1,356 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation | 30 | 27 | 24 | — | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 33 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 15 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| (Gain)/loss on disposal of fixed assets | −150,000 | 112,000 | 204,000 | 11,000 | 526,000 | |
| Impairment of intangibles | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Deferred taxes | −5 | −5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Loss on divestiture of business | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accrued interest on note receivable related party | 0 | 0 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 23,000 | |
| Note receivable - related party | 0 | 0 | 409,000 | 409,000 | 409,000 | |
| Change in valuation of contingent payment liability | −6 | 3 | 0 | −6 | 12 | |
| Amortization of inventory step-up and other | 31 | −575,000 | −23,000 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | −11 | −7 | −1 | −10 | −583,000 | |
| Factor accounts receivable | 40 | −32 | −19 | 116 | −112 | |
| Inventories | 4 | −31 | 25 | 29 | −154 | |
| Prepaid expenses, income tax receivables, prepaid taxes, and other assets | −8 | 133,000 | −1 | −4 | −2 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 10 | 37 | 7 | −109 | 186 | |
| Accrued incentive compensation | −9 | 3 | 280,000 | −3 | 11 | |
| Leases and other liabilities | −4 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −8 | |
| Payment of contingent liability | 0 | 0 | −1 | −339,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 162 | 198 | 229 | 268 | 159 | |
| Acquisition of businesses | −372 | −14 | −75 | — | — | |
| Capital expenditures | −43 | −26 | −19 | −16 | −7 | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | 0 | −21 | −26 | −45 | −68 | |
| Maturity/sale of short-term investments | 14 | 22 | 26 | — | — | |
| Other investing activities | −260,000 | −340,000 | −5 | −5 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −401 | −39 | −100 | 6 | −3 | |
| Borrowings under credit facilities | 468 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repayments under credit facilities | −228 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | −61 | −61 | −63 | −66 | −49 | |
| Common stock repurchased and net settlements of stock awards | −14 | −98 | −142 | −149 | −123 | |
| Financing costs paid | −9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Investment of noncontrolling interest | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest earnings | 3 | 0 | 1 | 294,000 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 32,000 | 2 | 1 | 602,000 | 10 | |
| Acquisition of incremental ownership of joint ventures | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | −19 | |
| Payment of contingent liability | 0 | −9 | 0 | −5 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities | 157 | −168 | −201 | −216 | −185 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 4 | −5 | 2 | −2 | 37,000 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −78 | −15 | −70 | 55 | −28 | |
| Cash paid during the year for interest | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |