Kontoor Brands, Inc.
Business
Kontoor Brands, Inc. is a global lifestyle apparel company that designs, manufactures, procures, sells and licenses apparel, footwear and accessories led by the Wrangler® and Lee® brands. Its products include denim, casual and work apparel, footwear, accessories and various sub-brands and collaborations, along with licensed product categories. The company reports through two primary segments—Wrangler® and Lee®—and an Other category that includes additional owned and licensed brands. Products are sold in the U.S. through mass merchants, specialty and department stores, company-operated and outlet stores, and online, and internationally across EMEA, APAC and Non-U.S. Americas via wholesale, concession, partnership stores and digital marketplaces.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
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 revenues | 3,152 | 2,608 | 2,607 | 2,631 | 2,476 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,729 | 1,446 | 1,520 | 1,497 | 1,368 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,087 | 819 | 769 | 778 | 825 | |
| Total costs and operating expenses | 2,816 | 2,265 | 2,288 | 2,275 | 2,193 | |
| Operating income | 337 | 342 | 319 | 357 | 283 | |
| Interest expense | −62 | −41 | −40 | −35 | — | |
| Interest income | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 11 | −11 | −11 | −4 | −959,000 | |
| Income before income taxes | 293 | 301 | 272 | — | — | |
| Income taxes | −71 | −56 | −41 | 74 | 49 | |
| Income from equity method investment | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net income | 227 | 246 | 231 | 245 | 195 | |
| Basic (in USD per share) | 4.1 | 4.42 | 4.13 | 4.4 | 3.4 | |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | 4.05 | 4.36 | 4.06 | 4.31 | 3.31 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 59 |
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 | 108 | 334 | 215 | 59 | 185 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 276 | 244 | 218 | 226 | 290 | |
| Inventories | 567 | 390 | 500 | 597 | 363 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 130 | 96 | 111 | 100 | 73 | |
| Total current assets | 1,081 | 1,064 | 1,044 | 982 | 911 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 131 | 103 | 112 | 104 | 105 | |
| Operating lease assets | 142 | 47 | 55 | 51 | 55 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 450 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
| Goodwill | 531 | 209 | 210 | 210 | 212 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 75 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 75 | |
| Other assets | 173 | 140 | 137 | 154 | 161 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 2,583 | 1,651 | 1,645 | 1,582 | 1,533 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 9 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 245 | 180 | 180 | 206 | 214 | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 306 | 193 | 171 | 197 | 217 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 34 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | |
| Total current liabilities | 594 | 394 | 393 | 440 | 456 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 117 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 33 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 93 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| Other liabilities | 80 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 99 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,135 | 740 | 764 | 783 | 791 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,018 | 1,250 | 1,274 | 1,332 | 1,385 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred Stock, no par value; shares authorized, 90,000,000; no shares outstanding at December 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common Stock, no par value; shares authorized, 600,000,000; outstanding shares of 55,239,594 at December 2025 and 55,310,671 at December 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 358 | 317 | 273 | 244 | 218 | |
| Retained earnings | 274 | 200 | 167 | 87 | 23 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −68 | −117 | −68 | −80 | −93 | |
| Total equity | 565 | 400 | 372 | 251 | 148 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 2,583 | 1,651 | 1,645 | 1,582 | 1,533 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 48 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 39 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 39 | |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 1 | 670,000 | −807,000 | −44,000 | 330,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 30 | −7 | −4 | 127,000 | 4 | |
| Other | −21 | −255,000 | 5 | −592,000 | 9 | |
| Accounts receivable | 56 | −35 | 15 | 57 | −61 | |
| Inventories | 5 | 103 | 101 | −236 | −25 | |
| Accounts payable | 12 | 2 | −20 | −4 | 48 | |
| Income taxes | −22 | 9 | −29 | 7 | 16 | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 76 | 5 | −2 | −31 | 19 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | 6 | −24 | 5 | −13 | 4 | |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 456 | 368 | 357 | 84 | 284 | |
| Property, plant and equipment expenditures | −21 | −19 | −27 | −18 | −11 | |
| Capitalized computer software | −4 | −3 | −10 | −10 | −26 | |
| Business acquisition, net of cash received | −901 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts to hedge business acquisition | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 6 | 4 | 510,000 | 64,000 | 669,000 | |
| Other | −2 | −4 | −2 | −2 | −3 | |
| Cash used by investing activities | −899 | −22 | −39 | −30 | −39 | |
| Borrowings under revolving credit facility | 50 | 0 | 288 | 163 | 0 | |
| Repayments under revolving credit facility | −50 | 0 | −288 | −163 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −7 | 0 | 0 | −298,000 | −8 | |
| Repayments of term loan | −595 | −45 | −10 | 0 | −523 | |
| Repurchases of Common Stock | −25 | −86 | −30 | −62 | −75 | |
| Dividends paid | −116 | −112 | −109 | −104 | −95 | |
| Shares withheld for taxes, net of proceeds from issuance of Common Stock | −10 | 2 | 284,000 | −12 | −2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | −7 | 7 | −562,000 | |
| Cash provided (used) by financing activities | 247 | −240 | −156 | −171 | −304 | |
| Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | −29 | 13 | −6 | −9 | −3 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −226 | 119 | 156 | −126 | −63 | |
| Interest paid | 59 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 27 | |
| Income taxes paid | 70 | 53 | 74 | 68 | 33 | |
| Change in accrual for property, plant and equipment | −190,000 | −368,000 | −4 | 3 | −336,000 | |
| Change in accrual for capitalized computer software | 793,000 | 196,000 | −981,000 | 3 | −3 |