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Fossil Group, Inc.

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Sector Consumer Cyclical
Industry Luxury Goods
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA

2006 

2005 (1) 
As Restated 

2004 (1) 
As Restated 

2003 (1) 
As Restated 

2002 (1)
As Restated

Net sales .....................................................

$  1,213,965 

$  1,043,120 

$ 

957,309 

$ 

781,175 

$  663,338 

Gross profit .................................................

Operating income .......................................

Income before taxes ...................................

Net income .................................................

Earnings per share:(4)

Basic .....................................................

Diluted ..................................................

Weighted average common and common 

equivalent shares outstanding:(4)

608,919 

123,325 

118,795 

77,582 

1.15

1.13

535,140 

108,988 

102,948 

75,670 

502,610 

130,744 

136,208 

89,545 

1.07(2)

1.04(2)

1.27(3)

1.23(3)

398,018 

105,645 

106,492 

66,076 

0.95

0.92

334,008 

94,931 

94,680 

57,728 

0.84

0.81

Basic .....................................................

Diluted ..................................................

67,177 

68,817 

70,476 

72,424 

70,367 

72,998 

69,591 

71,935 

68,987 

71,316 

Working capital ...........................................

$ 

357,608 

$  326,502 

$ 

369,864 

$ 

311,709 

$  242,404 

Total assets .................................................

  852,597 

Long-term debt ...........................................

Stockholders’ equity ...................................

7,893 

602,201 

745,142 

6,692 

526,317 

783,423 

1,487 

524,426 

587,738 

— 

422,974 

483,287 

— 

341,576 

Return on average stockholders’ equity......

14.2%

14.0%

19.2%

17.8%

23.6%

(1) See the “Explanatory Note” immediately preceding Part I, Item 1 and Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” in Notes to Consolidated Financial 

Statements included the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 6, 2007. 

(2) Includes a one time tax benefit of $12 million related to the repatriation of subsidiary earnings which were not considered permanently invested pursuant to the American 
Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Excluding this benefit, net income, basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share would have been approximately $63.7 million, $0.90, 
and $0.88, respectively. 

 (3) Includes one time after tax charges related to cumulative rent expense adjustments and settlement of a supplier claim of $2.0 million and $550,000 respectively. Excluding 

these one-time charges, net income, basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share were $92.1 million, $1.31 and $1.26, respectively. 

(4) All share and per share price data have been adjusted to reflect  three-for-two stock splits effected in the form of stock dividends paid on  June 7, 2002, and April 8, 2004.

Management has provided the following non-GAAP financial information so that investors can more easily compare financial performance 
of the Company’s current business operations from period to period. A reconciliation to the nearest GAAP financial measure is shown in the 
table below. 

Fiscal Year

Net income 

2005 

2004

$ 

75,670 

$ 

89,545 

Less tax benefit ..........................................

12,000(2) 

Plus:

Rent adjustment ...................................

   Supplier claim .......................................

Pro forma net income ...........................

63,670

Pro forma earnings per share:

Basic .....................................................

Diluted ..................................................

0.90

0.88

2,000(3)

550(3)

92,095

1.31

1.26

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS

Dear Stockholders,

Fiscal  2006  produced  a  year  of  solid  growth  in  sales  and  earnings  and 
the  achievement  of  several  initiatives  that  have  set  our  company  in  a 
favorable direction for continued success. Our creative designs, product 
innovation and superior execution across all of our product offerings led 
to  a  16%  increase  in  sales  and  a  28%  increase  in  diluted  earnings  per 
share,  adjusted  to  exclude  the  one-time  tax  benefit  in  fiscal  year  2005.  
Our business model, which is based on distributing fashion accessories 
under a portfolio of globally recognized brands across multiple categories, 
distribution channels, price points and geographic regions, continues to 
position us as a leader in the global fashion accessories market.  

While delivering solid financial results, we accomplished several market 
and operational objectives:  

»  Strengthened the FOSSIL brand across all categories;  
»  Expanded our licensed brand portfolio; 
»  Continued the dynamic sales growth within the  

international marketplace; 

»  Improved the efficiency of our company; and 
»  Expanded the presence and improved the financial performance  
  of our full price retail stores. 

our  office  in  Shanghai.  In  addition,  FOSSIL’s  non-watch  accessories 
businesses, which are significant to our US-based sales mix, are growing 
in demand internationally. We believe this growth is due to the continual 
increase in FOSSIL brand recognition and is  aided by our increased retail 
presence  internationally,  inclusive  of  our  own  growing  chain  of  owned 
retail locations.

Improved Efficiency

We  improved  the  efficiency  of  our  organization,  focusing  on  inventory 
management  and  cost  containment.   Our  balance  sheet  remains 
impressive with working capital of $358 million, cash and cash equivalent 
balances in excess of $133 million and no long-term debt.  Additionally, 
our  focus  on  reducing  our  inventories  while  still  demonstrating  strong 
sales growth resulted in a 5.3% reduction in inventories in comparison 
to  fiscal  year  2005.   The  composition  of  our  inventories  also  improved 
significantly as we were opportunistic in reducing our discontinued styles 
through  our  outlet  stores  and  other  off-price  channels.   Although  this 
put some pressure on our gross margins during 2006, we believe it will 
result in margin expansion in 2007.    Additionally, we met our objectives in 
leveraging our operating expenses reporting a 90 basis point reduction in 
selling, distribution and administrative expenses in comparison to fiscal 
year 2005. We expect this trend to continue during 2007. 

The  following  more  specifically  outlines  each  of  the  above  mentioned 
accomplishments. 

Owned Retail Performance

FOSSIL Brand Strength

FOSSIL remains a strong and a highly desirable brand, as evidenced by 
an  11%  increase  in  total  sales  for  2006.  During  the  year,  we  enhanced 
the  visibility  of  the  FOSSIL  brand  through  brand  building  initiatives 
that  include  our  retail  stores,  catalog  and  e-commerce  businesses.   We 
have  focused  our  efforts  across  all  of  the  FOSSIL  brand  products  and 
distribution channels to offer vintage inspired products for the authentic 
individual with a modern, contemporary feel, that we refer to as “Modern-
Vintage.” Our customers seem to be positively reacting to this image, as 
evidenced by the growth in both the global wholesale channel and our 
retail stores during 2006.

FOSSIL Brand Product Extensions

Our  domestic  leather  and  sunglass  businesses  continued  to  record 
double-digit  growth  and  we  believe  this  category 
is  poised  for 
significant  expansion  opportunities  both  in  the  U.S.  and  throughout 
the  international  market  over  the  next  several  years.   We  are  working 
towards  this  expansion  by  broadening  our  offerings  with  the  launch 
of FOSSIL FIFTY-FOUR, a higher priced collection of handbags, as well 
as  the  introduction  of  a  cold-weather  accessory  collection  of  gloves,  
scarves and hats. Both of these initiatives are scheduled to launch in the  
fall of 2007.

Licensed Brand Portfolio Expansion
During  2006,  we  further  expanded  our  global  watch  portfolio  with 
the  launch  of  ADIDAS  and  MARC  BY  MARC  JACOBS.  ADIDAS  is  a 
compelling  performance  brand  that  enables  us  to  extend  our  reach 
into the athletic category.  This launch was the largest in our history and 
provides  us  with  exciting  long-term  growth  potential  and  a  catalyst  to 
penetrate  the  sporting  good  distribution  channels  and  digital  watch 
marketplace.  MARC  BY  MARC  JACOBS  is  a  leading-edge  fashion 
brand  with  a  whimsical  flair.  The  brand’s  initial  watch  offering  was 
well  received  this  past  fall  as  a  result  of  its  innovative  styling  and  
global recognition.

At the end of 2006, we had 198 stores worldwide, 186 of which are FOSSIL 
branded.  While our full-price accessory stores have provided us a vehicle 
for heightening awareness of the brand and showcasing the full line of 
products, over the last few years this concept has become increasingly 
profitable.   Our  domestic  full-priced  accessory  stores  achieved,  on  a 
four-wall basis, an average pre-tax income margin of approximately 25% 
in  2006,  with  many  of  our  international  based  locations  performing  at 
even higher levels. As a result, it is our objective to expand our full-price 
accessory  concept  by  50  to  60  locations  in  2007  in  both  the  U.S.  and 
internationally, given the appropriate economics and retail locations. 

Unfortunately,  communicating  some  of  these  accomplishments  to  our 
stockholders was delayed while a review of our historical equity granting 
practices was being conducted. Based on the independent review by a 
special committee of our Board of Directors with assistance from legal 
counsel  and  accounting  experts,  it  was  determined  that  additional 
compensation expense should have been recorded in prior years and as a 
result we have restated certain of our historical filings with the Securities 
and  Exchange  Commission.  The  cumulative  pre-tax  financial  impact  of 
recording  additional  stock-based  compensation  expense  associated 
with  equity  grants  from  1993  to  2005  approximated  $13.9  million.  We 
appreciate the patience and support of our stockholders during this delay 
and are pleased to have this matter behind us.    

We believe we are well positioned for continued growth and profitability.  
Our brands are resonating with consumers and we have several initiatives 
in place to further our global expansion across all brands, categories and 
distribution channels while continuing to improve our operating margins 
and  further  strengthen  our  balance  sheet.    We  remain  confident  in  our 
ability to execute our business model and accomplish our near and long-
term goals.   

We want to thank our employees, stockholders and customers for their 
support and loyalty this past year and for their continued contributions 
to our future.

International Penetration

Sincerely,

On the international front, we increased our market share by growing our 
businesses in Europe and Asia. Total international based sales for fiscal 
year  2006  increased  20%  in  comparison  to  fiscal  year  2005,  primarily 
through organic sales growth across our owned and licensed brands. We 
also used our successful operating model to expand into new geographic 
areas  through  a  joint  venture  with  our  Mexico  distributor  as  well  as 
the  launch  of  our  business  into  mainland  China  with  the  opening  of 

Tom Kartsotis
Chairman

Kosta N. Kartsotis
Chief Executive Officer

 
 
 
  
 
  
 
CORpORATE INFORmATION

  EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Tom Kartsotis
Chairman of the Board

Kosta N. Kartsotis
Chief Executive Officer
and Director

Michael W. Barnes
President, 
Chief Operating
Officer and Director

Jal S. Shroff
Managing Director – 
Fossil East and Director

Harold S. Brooks
President,
Fashion Watch Division

Mike L. Kovar
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

Jennifer Pritchard
President,
Retail Division

Mark D. Quick
Vice Chairman

Elaine Agather
Director

Kenneth W. Anderson
Director

Alan J. Gold
Director

Michael Steinberg
Director

Donald J. Stone
Director

James M. Zimmerman
Director

CORpORATE INFORmATION

Transfer Agent and Registrar:
Mellon Investor Services LLC 
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310

Principal Independent Auditors:
Deloitte & Touche LLP
2200 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201

Corporate Counsel:
Haynes and Boone, LLP
901 Main Street
Suite 3100
Dallas, TX 75202

  OUR WEBSITE 

The Company maintains a website at the worldwide internet address of www.fossil.com. Certain product, event, 

and investor relations information concerning the Company is available at the site.

  ANNUAL mEETING  

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at 9:00 am at the Company’s 

headquarters, 2280 N. Greenville Ave., Richardson, Texas.

  COmpANy INFORmATION   

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and 

the Annual Report to Stockholders, in addition to other Company information, is available to stockholders without 

charge upon written request to Fossil, Investor Relations, 2280 N. Greenville Ave., Richardson, Texas 75082-4412, 

or online at www.fossil.com.