UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-18183
G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
512 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
41-1590959
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10018
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 403-0500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
GIII
The Nasdaq Stock Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
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(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
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As of July 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based on the last sale price for such shares as
quoted by the Nasdaq Global Select Market) was approximately $1,461,813,535.
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock as of March 19, 2025 was 43,883,207.
Documents incorporated by reference: Certain portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or
about June 12, 2025, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference
into Part III of this Report.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Various statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in future filings by us with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in our press releases and in oral statements made from time to time by us or on our
behalf constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “will,” “project,” “believe,” “envision,” “forecast” and similar words or phrases and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-
looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include representations of our expectations or beliefs concerning
future events that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in “Risk Factors.”
SUMMARY OF RISKS AFFECTING OUR BUSINESS
Our business is subject to numerous risks. The following summary highlights some of the risks you should consider with
respect to our business and prospects. This summary is not complete and the risks summarized below are not the only risks
we face. You should review and consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described in more detail under “Risk
Factors,” which includes a more complete discussion of the risks summarized below as well as a discussion of other risks
related to our business and an investment in our common stock.
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the failure to maintain our material license agreements could cause us to lose significant revenues and have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations;
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unless we are able to increase the sales of our other products, acquire new businesses and/or enter into other
license agreements covering different products, the limited extension period of the amended Calvin Klein and
Tommy Hilfiger license agreements could cause a significant decrease in our net sales and have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations;
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any adverse change in our relationship with PVH Corp. and its Calvin Klein or Tommy Hilfiger brands could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations;
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our dependence on the strategies and reputation of our licensors;
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risks associated with our wholesale operations including risks relating to the image of our proprietary brands and
business practices of our customers;
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our use of social media and our collaborations with influencers;
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our significant customer concentration, and the risk that the loss of one of our largest customers could adversely
affect our business;
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risks relating to our retail operations segment;
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our ability to achieve operating enhancements and cost reductions from our retail operations;
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dependence on existing management;
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our ability to make strategic acquisitions and investments and possible disruptions from acquisitions, including
our ownership of the entire Karl Lagerfeld business, and the risks associated with our ability to maintain an
effective internal control environment;
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the need for additional financing;
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seasonal nature of our business and effect of unseasonable or extreme weather on our business;
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possible adverse effects from disruptions to the worldwide supply chain;
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price, availability and quality of materials used in our products;
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the need to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property;
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risk that our partners may not generate expected sales or maintain the value of our brands;
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the impact of the current economic and credit environment on us, our customers, suppliers and vendors, including
without limitation, the effects of inflationary cost pressures and higher interest rates;
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effects of war, acts of terrorism, natural disasters or public health crises could adversely affect our business and
results of operations, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East;
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our dependence on foreign manufacturers;
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risks of expansion into foreign markets, conducting business internationally and exposures to foreign currencies;
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risks related to the implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong;
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the need to successfully upgrade, maintain and secure our information systems;
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increased exposure to consumer privacy, cybersecurity and fraud concerns;
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possible adverse effects of data security or privacy breaches;
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the impact on our business of the imposition of tariffs by the United States government and the escalation of trade
tensions between countries;
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changes in tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities that could impact our business;
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the effect of regulations applicable to us as a U.S. public company;
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focus on corporate responsibility issues by stakeholders;
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potential effect on the price of our stock if actual results are worse than financial forecasts or if we are unable to
provide financial forecasts;
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fluctuations in the price of our common stock;
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impairment of our trademarks or other intangibles may require us to record charges against earnings; and
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risks related to our indebtedness.
Any forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. We undertake no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.
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Our website is www.g-iii.com. We make available, free of charge, on our website (under the heading “Investors”) our
Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those
reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. No
information contained on our website is intended to be included as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Information relating to our corporate governance, including copies of our Code of Ethics and
Conduct, Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charters, and other policies and
guidelines, are available at our website under “Investors.” The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy
and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of
the SEC’s website is www.sec.gov.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “G-III,” “Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” refer to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and its
subsidiaries. References to fiscal years refer to the year ended or ending on January 31 of that year. For example, our
fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 is referred to as “fiscal 2025.”
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. is a Delaware corporation that was formed in 1989. We and our predecessors have conducted
our business since 1974.
Company Overview
G-III is a global leader in fashion with expertise in design, sourcing, distribution and marketing, which enables us to fuel
growth across a portfolio of over 30 globally recognized owned and licensed brands anchored by our key owned brands
DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin as well as other major brands that currently drive our business. We
develop product across a diverse range of lifestyle categories which include: outerwear, dresses, sportswear, suit separates,
athleisure, jeans, swimwear, as well as handbags, footwear, small leather goods, cold weather accessories and luggage. Our
brands are positioned to sell at various price points with global distribution across a diverse mix of channels and
geographies to reach a broad range of consumers. We also license the use of our trademarks to third parties for product
categories and in regions where we believe our licensees’ expertise can better serve our brands. We generated net sales of
approximately $3.18 billion, $3.01 billion and $3.23 billion in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.
Our Brands
In an environment of rapidly changing consumer fashion trends and preferences, we benefit from a differentiated mix of
owned and licensed brands, all of which have strong brand equity and long-standing consumer appeal. With full control
over design, production, global distribution and marketing, our owned brands represent a sustainable long-term profit
driver, generating higher operating margins and providing an accretive licensing income stream. We also license brands
that complement our portfolio including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Halston, among others. Our overall brand
portfolio is diversified across product categories, price points, demographics, occasions, fits and sizes, styles and genres.
Through our licensed team sports business, we have partnerships with the National Football League, National Basketball
Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League and over 150 U.S. colleges and universities. We also source
and sell products to major retailers under their private retail labels. Our owned brands accounted for approximately 52% of
our net sales in fiscal 2025, 47% of our net sales in fiscal 2024 and 41% of our net sales in fiscal 2023, with the remainder
of net sales in each year driven by our licensed businesses.
We continue to expand our portfolio of brands through licenses, acquisitions and joint ventures as we extend our global
reach and product offerings. We are continually seeking new licensing opportunities with brand owners and seeking to
acquire established brands. We are in the process of developing two of the newest brand additions to our portfolio,
Converse and BCBG, which we expect to launch in the Fall of 2025.
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We currently market apparel and other products under, among others, the following owned and licensed brand names:
Owned Brands
Licensed Brands
Andrew Marc
BCBG
DKNY
Calvin Klein
Donna Karan
Champion
Eliza J
Cole Haan
G.H. Bass
Collegiate Licensing Company
G-III for Her
Converse
G-III Sports by Carl Banks
Dockers
Jessica Howard
Halston
Karl Lagerfeld
Kenneth Cole
Karl Lagerfeld Paris
Levi's
Marc New York
Major League Baseball
Sonia Rykiel
Margaritaville
Vilebrequin
National Basketball Association
Wilsons Leather
National Football League
National Hockey League
Nautica
Starter
Tommy Hilfiger
Vince Camuto
Key Owned Brands
Dating back to the beginning of our company, G-III has sold apparel under its own proprietary brands. Over the years, we
developed or acquired brands such as G-III Sports by Carl Banks, Eliza J and Jessica Howard. We also acquired Andrew
Marc, an aspirational luxury outerwear brand, G.H. Bass, a well-known heritage brand, and Vilebrequin, a premier
swimwear and resort wear brand. In our most significant acquisition to date, we acquired Donna Karan International, which
owns DKNY and Donna Karan, two of the world’s most iconic and recognizable brands. In October 2021, we acquired
European luxury fashion brand Sonia Rykiel and in May 2022, we acquired the remaining interests that we did not own in
the iconic Karl Lagerfeld fashion brand. We currently design, manufacture, distribute, market and sell products under our
own proprietary brands, as well as license our proprietary brands in a variety of categories and across geographies.
Our key owned brands include:
DKNY
We acquired the DKNY and Donna Karan brands in 2016. DKNY is a global iconic fashion brand founded in 1989. We
distribute a full lifestyle offering for the brand globally across premier department stores and their digital sites as well as
DKNY stores and digital sites, partner run stores and online retailers. DKNY merges modern tailoring with sophisticated
ease, celebrating the aspirational and practical spirit of New York. Since G-III acquired DKNY in 2016, we significantly
expanded the brand’s wholesale presence through premier department stores and other key retailers including multi-brand
and specialty stores. Today, DKNY operates 14 company operated stores predominately across North America located in
premium outlet centers. Internationally, we operate wholesale distribution in multiple countries across department stores,
specialty stores and digital retailers, as well as 58 partner operated stores globally. We believe there is significant
opportunity for further international growth. We also license the DKNY brand in several categories including fragrance,
men’s, kids, home, eyewear, watches and other accessories, which drives additional royalty income to the brand. Our
strategic marketing investments in DKNY help drive the brand’s recognition and appeal among global consumer audiences.
Net sales of our DKNY products were approximately $675 million in fiscal 2025, $590 million in fiscal 2024 and $555
million in fiscal 2023.
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Donna Karan
We relaunched the Donna Karan brand in North America in Spring 2024. The new Donna Karan is a modern system of
dressing created to appeal to a woman’s senses on every level, addressing the full lifestyle needs of a new consumer.
Inspired by the Donna Karan archives, we have thoughtfully created a new product line that captures the brand’s ethos of
timeless elegance, empowering women and accessible luxury, tailored to meet the lifestyle needs of today’s customer. The
new Donna Karan is distributed in premier department stores, digital channels and our own Donna Karan website in North
America. This relaunch was supported by G-III’s largest and most visible marketing investment to re-energize and create
excitement among consumers. Focused on storytelling under Donna Karan’s purpose and rich history of empowering
women, the Spring and Fall 2024 marketing campaigns were met with strong consumer response and engagement around
the relaunch. In addition to the Donna Karan product that we produce, we also license additional lifestyle categories,
including, fragrance, home, eyewear, suits, intimates, sleep and loungewear. We are in the early stages of further
developing the brand’s lifestyle offerings. The brand is generating significant profitability with some of the highest average
unit retails (“AURs”) and sell-throughs across our portfolio. We believe there is a significant opportunity for global growth.
Karl Lagerfeld
In 2022, G-III acquired the remaining interests in the Karl Lagerfeld fashion brand after having previously launched the
Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand in North America in 2015. The June 2022 full acquisition of Karl Lagerfeld expanded G-III’s
business and presence in Europe, while adding new international expertise. The Karl Lagerfeld brand is known for its
signature aesthetic combining Parisian classics with a rock-chic attitude and tailored silhouettes. The brand produces a full
lifestyle portfolio of apparel, accessories and footwear as well as licensed categories including fragrance, men’s, kids,
home among others and branded experiences with partner operated luxury hotels and residences. We distribute the brand
through more than 170 Karl Lagerfeld stores worldwide, including 64 company operated stores, across over 60 countries.
We also operate 35 Karl Lagerfeld Paris company operated stores across North America located in premium outlet centers.
Net sales of our Karl Lagerfeld products were approximately $580 million in fiscal 2025, $475 million in fiscal 2024 and
$365 million in fiscal 2023.
Vilebrequin
Vilebrequin is a premier provider of luxury status swimwear, resort wear and related accessories, with iconic designs drawn
from its French Riviera heritage and founding in St. Tropez over forty years ago. Vilebrequin is currently distributed in 107
company operated stores and 91 franchised operated stores and is sold in over 100 countries worldwide. We continue to
grow the brand’s global retail footprint through new stores as well as distribution partners. We also are expanding
Vilebrequin’s lifestyle offering through experiential licensing agreements and extensive collaborations, which drive
consumer engagement and fuel brand awareness in global markets. Vilebrequin currently has five beach club concepts in
various stages of development, with plans for additional ones. We opened our first ever beach club as well as flagship store
in Cannes, which is driving powerful brand recognition in the region. Vilebrequin offers a differentiated lifestyle product
and experience to our end consumer, and we think there is an opportunity to further expand the brand’s global presence and
unlock growth in new markets.
Licensing of our Owned Brands
As our portfolio of owned brands has grown, we have licensed these brands in new categories that we do not have the
capability to produce ourselves. Our licensing program has significantly increased as a result of owning the DKNY, Donna
Karan, Karl Lagerfeld and Karl Lagerfeld Paris brands. We currently license our owned brands in a variety of categories as
well as regions and continue to seek new licensing opportunities to broaden the reach of these brands.
We have strong relationships with category leading license partners, including, but not limited to, Marchon, Komar and
Inter Parfums. The DKNY and Donna Karan brands have worldwide license agreements for a broad array of products
including fragrance (and related products), intimates, eyewear, bedding and bath products, women’s sleepwear, loungewear,
tech accessories, and men’s and women’s fashion watches. Additionally, we license the DKNY brand in the United States
and internationally for children’s clothing, children’s footwear, jewelry, men’s tailored clothing, men’s sportswear, men’s
dress shirts, men’s underwear, men’s loungewear, men’s swimwear, men’s and women’s golfwear,
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men’s and women’s socks, tech accessories, furniture and rugs.
We license the Karl Lagerfeld brand for a wide range of product categories including, but not limited to, footwear, men’s
apparel, fragrances, children’s clothing, eyewear and tech accessories. We also license the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand for
men’s suits, men’s dress shirts, bedding and bath products. Further, our experiential licenses with partners for brand
activated hotels and luxury villas showcase the brand’s lifestyle allure and drive consumer engagement while keeping the
brand relevant in overseas markets.
We have a long-term global licensing agreement with Inter Parfums, Inc. for the creation, development and distribution of
fragrances and fragrance-related products under the DKNY, Donna Karan and Karl Lagerfeld brands. The initial DKNY
and Donna Karan term of the license extends through December 31, 2032 and includes a 5-year option to renew given the
achievement of certain sales targets. The Karl Lagerfeld term of the license extends through October 31, 2032 with no
option to renew. We believe the fragrance category is a brand enhancing extension that enables our brands to connect more
broadly with global consumers.
Our G.H. Bass, Vilebrequin, Andrew Marc and Sonia Rykiel brands also have licensed product in a variety of categories.
We intend to continue to focus on expanding licensing opportunities for our proprietary brands. We believe that we can
capitalize on significant, untapped global licensing potential for these brands in a number of categories as these provide a
highly accretive licensing royalty income stream to the business while extending our brands’ reach to a wider range of
global audiences.
Complementary Portfolio of Licensed Brands
In addition to our owned brands, licensed brands are a key component of our go-forward strategy. Importantly, licensed
brands are a capital light way to grow. Each brand offers unique attributes that further diversify our portfolio across product,
aesthetic, distribution channel and consumer segments. Under our license agreements, we are generally required to achieve
minimum net sales of licensed products, pay guaranteed minimum royalties, make specified royalty and advertising
payments (usually based on a percentage of net sales of licensed products) and receive prior approval of the licensor as to
all design and other elements of a product prior to production. License agreements may also restrict our ability to distribute
the product to agreed upon geographies and channels as well as to enter into new license agreements for competing
products or acquire businesses that produce competing products without the consent of the licensor. If we do not satisfy any
of these requirements or otherwise fail to meet our material obligations under a license agreement, a licensor usually will
have the right to terminate our license. License agreements also typically restrict our ability to assign or transfer the
agreement without the prior written consent of a licensor and generally provide that a change in control, including as a
result of the acquisition of us by another company, is considered to be a transfer of the license agreement that would give a
licensor the right to terminate the license unless it has approved the transaction. Our ability to renew a license agreement
may be subject to the discretion of the licensor or to attaining minimum sales and/or royalty levels and to our compliance
with the provisions of the agreement. Sales of licensed products accounted for 48.0% of our net sales in fiscal 2025, 53.4%
of our net sales in fiscal 2024 and 58.6% of our net sales in fiscal 2023.
Our key licensed brands include:
Calvin Klein
Beginning in 2005, we had licenses for Calvin Klein men’s and women’s outerwear and subsequently added licenses for
women’s suits, dresses, women’s performance wear, women’s sportswear, men’s and women’s swimwear, women’s
handbags, small leather goods, luggage and jeanswear in the United States and Canada. By fiscal 2020, we had achieved
over $1 billion of net sales of Calvin Klein licensed products annually. We will now be transitioning away from this brand
over the next four years. Our licenses for Calvin Klein products expire on a staggered basis beginning on December 31,
2024 and continuing through December 31, 2027. We have the right to request an extension of the Calvin Klein license for
the women’s suits category through December 31, 2029.
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Tommy Hilfiger
Beginning in 2009, we have continuously expanded our relationship with Tommy Hilfiger. We have a multi-category
womenswear license in the United States and Canada. By fiscal 2020, we had achieved $500 million of net sales of Tommy
Hilfiger licensed products annually. This license for women’s sportswear, dresses, suit separates, performance and jeans are
in addition to our Tommy Hilfiger men’s and women’s outerwear license and Tommy Hilfiger luggage license, both also in
the United States and Canada. Our licenses for Tommy Hilfiger products expire on a staggered basis beginning on
December 31, 2025 and continuing through December 31, 2027. We have the right to request an extension of the Tommy
Hilfiger license for the women’s suits category through December 31, 2029.
Nautica
In March 2023, G-III entered into a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group for the Nautica brand for
distribution in North America. The license includes a number of categories under which we currently produce a full
women’s jeanswear collection. Nautica has strong brand recognition offering iconic modern and nautically inspired designs
with a casual fit, feel, and function. G-III launched the women’s jeans category in the Spring 2024 and expects to expand to
additional lifestyle categories over time. The brand serves as a strong addition to our portfolio and complements our
current offering of women’s apparel.
Halston
In May 2023, we announced the signing of a 25-year master licensing agreement with Xcel Brands, Inc. for the Halston
brand giving G-III access to all categories across men’s and women’s product. The agreement gives G-III the ability to sub-
license additional categories as well as the option to buy the Halston brand for a predetermined price. Halston’s simple and
classic elegance offers an easy, modern approach to aspirational style. We launched the initial product in Fall 2024 and will
be expanding distribution across our various channels and geographies.
Champion
In September 2023, we entered into a licensing agreement for Champion, which was recently acquired by Authentic
Brands Group, to design and produce men’s and women’s outerwear collections in North America. Champion is an iconic
American brand born from sport with global recognition, offering athletic apparel with a strong appeal amongst the
younger customer. G-III launched the Champion outerwear product in Fall 2024 and plans to create quality heritage pieces
that expand the brand’s renowned lifestyle offering.
Converse
In September 2024, G-III announced a global licensing agreement for Converse, Inc., to design and produce adult men’s
and women’s apparel. Converse is an iconic American youth lifestyle brand owned by Nike, Inc. with international
recognition that meets the ever-shifting demands of the younger consumer. We expect to launch this brand in the Fall 2025,
and believe this license represents a significant opportunity for G-III as it enables us to expand our active lifestyle business.
BCBG
In July 2024, we entered into a licensing agreement with Marquee Brands for its BCBG and BCBG GENERATION brands
in the United States and Canada. The license includes women’s apparel and swimwear products, focusing on dresses,
ready-to-wear separates and comprehensive sportswear collections with an angle of invigorating the brand’s lifestyle
vision. We expect to launch products under these brands in Fall 2025.
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Our current licenses have the following terms and potential renewal terms:
Date Current
Date Potential Renewal
License
Term Ends
Term Ends
Fashion Licenses
BCBG (Women's apparel)
December 31, 2029
December 31, 2044
Calvin Klein (Men's outerwear)
December 31, 2025
None
Calvin Klein (Women's outerwear)
December 31, 2025
None
Calvin Klein (Women's dresses)
December 31, 2026
None
Calvin Klein (Women's suits)
December 31, 2026
December 31, 2029
Calvin Klein (Women's performance wear)
December 31, 2025
None
Calvin Klein (Better luggage)
December 31, 2027
None
Calvin Klein (Women's handbags and small leather goods)
December 31, 2026
None
Calvin Klein (Men's and women's swimwear)
December 31, 2026
None
Champion (Men's and women's outerwear)
December 31, 2028
December 31, 2033
Cole Haan (Men's and women's outerwear)
December 31, 2028
December 31, 2030
Converse (Men's and women's apparel)
December 31, 2029
December 31, 2037
Dockers (Men's outerwear)
November 30, 2027
None
Halston (Men's and women's apparel)
December 31, 2028
December 31, 2048
Kenneth Cole NY/Reaction Kenneth Cole (Men's and women's outerwear)
December 31, 2027
None
Levi's (Men's and women's outerwear)
November 30, 2027
None
Margaritaville (Men's and women's apparel)
December 31, 2027
None
Nautica (Women's sportswear, jeanswear, tailored clothing and dresses)
December 31, 2028
December 31, 2043
Tommy Hilfiger (Men's and women's outerwear)
December 31, 2025
None
Tommy Hilfiger (Luggage)
December 31, 2027
None
Tommy Hilfiger (Women's sportswear)
December 31, 2025
None
Tommy Hilfiger (Women's dresses)
December 31, 2026
None
Tommy Hilfiger (Women's suits)
December 31, 2026
December 31, 2029
Tommy Hilfiger x Leagues
December 31, 2025
None
Vince Camuto (Women's dresses)
December 31, 2030
December 31, 2035
Team Sports Licenses
Collegiate Licensing Company
December 31, 2025
None
Major League Baseball
December 31, 2027
None
National Basketball Association
September 30, 2025
None
National Football League
March 31, 2028
None
National Hockey League
June 30, 2025
None
Starter
December 31, 2029
December 31, 2039
Our Strategic Priorities
We are focused on the following strategic priorities, which we believe are critical to our long-term success:
Drive Growth of Our Owned Brands
G-III owns a portfolio of globally recognized brands with a significant runway for growth across lifestyle product offerings
as well as geographies. Owned brands offer several key advantages including full control of the brand’s global distribution
across channels, including omni-channel, pure-play, off-price retailers and direct-to-consumers through company operated
stores and digital sites. Once at scale, these brands have the ability to generate higher operating margins as there is no
royalty fee paid on the sale of the brands’ product. We also have the ability to license owned brands in new product
categories, which G-III does not produce, generating an incremental royalty income stream that enhances the brand’s
margins. Further, we have the ability to build brand equity, benefiting the long-term interests of G-III’s shareholders. We
believe we have a significant runway for growth in North America as well as internationally for our key owned brands
DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin. We are actively working to unlock the full potential of these brands
on a global scale.
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Build Our Complementary Portfolio of Licensed Brands
Our extensive portfolio of licensed brands is complementary to our owned brand business as it broadens our reach to
consumers through a full range of lifestyle product categories while driving incremental licensing revenue to G-III. The
most well-known brands in fashion look to partner with us because of our experienced talent, significant expertise in
developing a broad range of product, our infrastructure and our status as a supplier of choice for retailers. We are
constantly monitoring the market and seeking brands with strong consumer recognition and the ability to drive profitable
sales by leveraging our platform and established infrastructure.
In fiscal 2025, we brought to market three new licensed brands, including Nautica Jeans, which launched in Spring 2024,
as well as Halston and Champion, which launched in Fall 2024. We plan to grow these brands as we expand distribution
and launch new product over the course of these multi-year licenses. Additionally, we also signed two new licensing
agreements in fiscal 2025 for Converse and BCBG, which we plan to launch in Fall 2025. Our licensed team sports
business had strong double-digit growth in fiscal 2025. We believe the diversification of our complementary portfolio of
licensed brands and as well as their distribution will allow us to mitigate the loss of our Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger
licenses.
Expand Our Global Reach
We intend to leverage the strength of our brands and our ability to connect with customers to grow our brands
internationally and unlock incremental sales in new global markets. In fiscal 2025, we generated approximately $719
million in net sales outside the United States, or approximately 23% of total net sales.
We currently have a presence internationally with our DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin brands. The addition of the
Karl Lagerfeld brand in fiscal 2023 to the G-III portfolio of owned brands advanced our strategic priority to further expand
our global reach. Karl Lagerfeld is growing its retail footprint through partner and company operated stores across Europe.
Further, our experiential licenses with partners for brand activated hotels and luxury villas showcase the brand’s lifestyle
allure and drive consumer engagement while keeping the brand relevant in overseas markets. Our Vilebrequin brand is a
premier provider of status swimwear, resort wear and related accessories. The brand advanced its lifestyle appeal by
opening its first beach club in the Spring of 2023, located in the idyllic setting of Cannes on the Mediterranean Sea,
bringing the essence of high-end beach culture and the timeless chic vibe to life. Vilebrequin continues to grow through
company and partner operated stores and has plans to open additional partner operated beach concepts by the end of 2027.
We are in the early stages of extending our DKNY and Donna Karan brands internationally. We believe our brands’
existing presence in North America and Europe demonstrates our ability to expand them internationally across new
markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. We expect to unlock significant growth by scaling our brands
holistically and continuing to build out our operational capabilities overseas.
In fiscal 2025, we acquired an 18.7% ownership stake in AWWG, a global fashion group and premier platform for
international brands, whose partnership, we believe, will be a key accelerator to our international growth priority. AWWG
is the owner of several iconic brands including Hackett, Pepe Jeans and Façonnable as well as the manager of other global
brands in the Iberian region. We plan to leverage AWWG’s well-established infrastructure and experienced management
overseas to scale our brands in new geographies. AWWG has become the official agent for DKNY, Donna Karan and Karl
Lagerfeld across Spain and Portugal, and we believe there is significant opportunity to leverage this partnership further and
expand into additional key markets across Europe and Asia, where AWWG has a presence. Additionally, we are exploring
opportunities to manage certain brands owned by AWWG in North America. Our investment in AWWG will expedite our
global expansion efforts, providing us with the expertise and operational capabilities to scale our brands efficiently as we
gain a foothold and better understanding of the retail environment in Europe and new markets.
Execute our Turnaround Strategy to Bring Our North American Retail Segment to Profitability
In fiscal 2024, we began executing our retail segment turnaround strategy in North America, which we expect will
significantly reduce losses and present a better in-person brand experience to consumers. This strategy includes
management changes, evaluating our store footprint, and rebasing the merchandising strategy. In fiscal 2025 we reduced
our losses in the segment by more than half compared to fiscal 2024 and saw improvement in the overall productivity of
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our DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris direct-to-consumer businesses with increased comparable store sales compared to the
year prior. We believe continued execution of these turnaround initiatives will create a profitable retail business.
Platform for Success
Merchant expertise in product development. G-III has developed best-in-class, seasoned merchant teams capable of
developing lifestyle product for a diverse portfolio of brands. These teams create high quality, well-designed apparel for
our retailers across our diversified channels, serving consumers across a range of price points. Each of our branded
businesses employs its own team of designers and merchandisers who are responsible for conceptualizing and
implementing the design direction for the brand across categories that offer a compelling mix of products. This structure
has enabled us to produce differentiated collections for each brand. We maintain a global pulse on styles, using trend
services and color services to enable us to quickly respond to style changes in the apparel industry. We utilize real-time
data and analytics tools, enabling merchandisers to gain a deeper understanding of customer behavior that empowers our
teams to quickly respond to changes in consumer preferences and continuously evolve product assortments to fuel growth.
We believe that we have developed a significant customer following and positive reputation in the industry as a result of
our design capabilities, sourcing expertise, on-time delivery and high standards of quality control. Our service, brand
stewardship and industry expertise have made us a partner of choice to retailers and brand owners.
Dominance across a range of categories to deliver a full lifestyle offering. G-III has a proven track record of expertise,
having significantly diversified from outerwear to a broad range of other categories over the last 20 years. We design,
source and market women’s and men’s apparel at a wide range of retail price points. Our design-led, commercially
informed lifestyle brand operations strive to provide exciting, differentiated products each season across over 20 apparel,
accessory and footwear categories that capture each brand’s unique aesthetic. Our product offerings primarily include
outerwear, dresses, sportswear, suit separates, athleisure, jeans, swimwear, as well as handbags, footwear, small leather
goods, cold weather accessories and luggage. We believe the potential of our brands will assist us in gaining new customers
and expanding our product offerings. We have increased our focus on diversifying our portfolio of brands to grow our
market share across our distribution channels. In fiscal 2025, we launched several new brands to our portfolio including
Donna Karan, Nautica, Halston and Champion. Additionally, in fiscal 2026 we will launch Converse and BCBG. We
believe we can unlock the potential of these brands and expand them into a broad range of lifestyle categories as we
diversify their product offerings.
Well-developed sourcing and supply chain infrastructure. G-III has a trust-based relationship with its vendors, built over
the last 40 years, that is a key core competency and forms the foundation of our global supply chain infrastructure. We
support and cultivate these relationships by continuously investing management time while also maintaining a physical
presence in key jurisdictions. Our network of worldwide suppliers allows us to access the highest quality products,
negotiate competitive terms without relying on any single vendor, access new technology and design insights and enhance
our market intelligence. Additionally, we employ sourcing and quality control teams that have deep-rooted knowledge with
respect to our manufacturers and operate with a local presence. By working closely with our global partners on all aspects
of the supply chain, we aim to safeguard against potential disruptions. We believe that we have a long-standing competitive
advantage with our current supply chain network and remain focused on implementing strategies that bolster and further
diversify our global sourcing and production capabilities while leveraging best practices.
Diversified business mix across distribution channels, price points and consumers. We market our products at multiple
price points and across multiple channels of distribution, allowing us to reach a broad range of customers globally. Our
products are sold to approximately 1,600 customers, including a cross section of retailers through their brick-and-mortar
and digital channels as well as our online retail partners. We have established strong relationships with retailers through
many years of personal customer service and our objective of meeting or exceeding retailer expectations. The growing
importance of e-commerce and the digital marketplace within the retail sector has led us to continuously adapt our business
and expand our omni-channel capabilities and presence across channels. Additionally, we also distribute products to our
own direct to consumer businesses including our company operated retail stores and digital sites. As economic conditions
waver and consumer trends change, we believe that our deep-rooted relationships across the retail landscape, diversified
brands serving a wide range of consumers and our product portfolio mix that covers a broad mix of price points allow us to
operate on a flexible and advantageous basis.
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Experienced management team. Our executive management team has worked together for a significant period of time
and has extensive experience in the apparel industry. Morris Goldfarb, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has
been with us for over 50 years. Sammy Aaron, our Vice Chairman and President, joined us in 2005 when we acquired
Marvin Richards. Neal Nackman, our Chief Financial Officer, has been with us for more than 20 years and Jeffrey
Goldfarb, our Executive Vice President, has been with us for over 20 years. In addition, in January 2024, Dana Perlman,
who has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry, joined us as our Chief Growth and Operations Officer.
Products — Development and Design
G-III designs, sources and markets women’s and men’s apparel at a wide range of retail price points. Our product offerings
primarily include outerwear, dresses, sportswear, swimwear, women’s suits and women’s performance wear. We also
market footwear and accessories including women’s handbags, small leather goods, cold weather accessories, and luggage.
G-III offers a wide range of products under our own proprietary brands. See “Key Owned Brands” above. G-III’s licensed
apparel consists of both women’s and men’s products in a broad range of categories. See “Complementary Portfolio of
Licensed Brands” above. We seek licenses that will enable us to offer a range of products targeting different price points
and different distribution channels.
We work with a diversified group of retailers, such as Macy’s, Harley-Davidson, Costco, Kohl’s and Ross Stores in
developing product lines that are sold under their private label programs. Our design teams collaborate with our customers
to produce custom-made products for their stores. Store buyers may provide samples to us or may select styles already
available in our showrooms. We believe we have established a reputation among these buyers for our ability to produce
high quality product on a reliable, expeditious and cost-effective basis.
Our in-house designers are responsible for the design and look of our owned, licensed and private label products. We work
closely with our licensors to create designs and styles for each of our licensed brands. Licensors generally must approve
products to be sold under their brand names prior to production. We maintain a global pulse on styles, using trend services
and color services to enable us to quickly respond to style changes in the apparel industry. Our experienced design
personnel and our focused use of outside services enable us to incorporate current trends and consumer preferences in
designing new products and styles.
Our design personnel meet regularly with our sales and merchandising departments, as well as with the design and
merchandising staffs of our licensors, to review market trends, sales results and the popularity of our latest products. Our
designers present their evaluation of the styles expected to be in demand in the United States. We also seek input from
selected customers with respect to product design. We believe that our sensitivity to the needs of retailers, coupled with the
flexibility of our production capabilities and our continual monitoring of the retail market, enables us to modify designs
and order specifications in a timely fashion.
Manufacturing and Sourcing
G-III’s wholesale operations and retail operations segments arrange for the production of products from a global network
of independent, third-party manufacturers, primarily located in Asia. During fiscal 2025, approximately 76% of our
product was sourced from Vietnam, China and Indonesia. We do not own any manufacturing facilities.
Our sourcing operations are based in China and Hong Kong in order to facilitate better service and manage the volume of
manufacturing in Asia. These offices act as an agent for substantially all of our sourcing in Asia and monitor production at
manufacturers’ facilities to ensure quality control, compliance with our manufacturing specifications and social
responsibility standards, as well as timely delivery of finished garments to our distribution facilities. We also have sourcing
offices in Vietnam, Indonesia, Jordan and Bangladesh to help support these efforts.
Prior to placing production, and on a recurring basis, we review the political, social, economic, environmental, trade, labor
and intellectual property protection conditions in the countries in which we source our products, and we conduct
assessments of our manufacturers and supply chain, as discussed under “Vendor Code of Conduct” below. In connection
with the manufacture of our products, manufacturers purchase raw materials including fabric and other materials (such as
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linings, zippers, buttons, and trim) at our direction. We regularly inspect and supervise the manufacture of our products in
order to ensure timely delivery, maintain quality control and monitor compliance with our manufacturing specifications.
We also inspect finished products at the factory site.
We generally arrange for the production of products on a purchase order basis with completed products manufactured to
our design specifications. We assume the risk of loss predominantly on a Freight-On-Board (F.O.B.) basis when goods are
delivered to a shipper and are insured against losses arising during shipping.
We have not entered into any long-term contractual arrangements with any contractor or manufacturer. We believe that the
production capacity of each foreign manufacturer with which we have developed, or are developing, a relationship is
adequate to meet our production requirements for the foreseeable future. We believe that alternative foreign manufacturers
are readily available.
A majority of all finished goods manufactured for us is shipped to our distribution facilities or to designated third party
facilities for final inspection, allocation, and reshipment to customers. The goods are delivered to our customers and us by
independent shippers. We choose the form of shipment based upon a customer’s needs, cost and timing considerations. We
expect all of our suppliers shipping to the United States to adhere to the requirements of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (“C-TPAT”) program, including standards relating to facility
security, procedural security, personnel security, cargo security, and the overall protection of the supply chain. In the event
a supplier does not comply with our C-TPAT requirements, or if we have determined that the supplier will be unable to
correct a deficiency, we may move that supplier’s product through alternative supply chain channels or we may terminate
our business relationship with the supplier.
In February 2025, the current administration imposed an additional 10% tariff on imports from China beyond the previous
25% tariff that was already in place. In March 2025, the current administration announced plans to impose an additional
10% tariff on certain products imported from China. The current administration has also indicated the potential for
additional increases to tariffs on imports into the United States from China as well as other countries. In fiscal 2025, we
sourced 33% of our product from China, which is a decrease by more than half from our highest levels of sourcing from
China that we experienced years ago as we made significant efforts to better diversify our supply chain.
Vendor Code of Conduct
We are committed to ethical and responsible conduct in all of our operations and respect for the rights of all individuals.
We strive to ensure that human rights are upheld for all workers involved in our supply chain, and that individuals
experience safe, fair and non-discriminatory working conditions. In addition, we are committed to compliance with
applicable environmental requirements and are committed to seeing that all of our products are manufactured and
distributed in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. We expect that our business partners will
share these commitments, which we enforce through our Vendor Code of Conduct. Our Vendor Code of Conduct
specifically requires our manufacturers to not use child, forced or involuntary labor and to comply with applicable
environmental laws and regulations. We provide training and guidance to the factories our contractors use related to our
Vendor Code of Conduct and the applicable laws in the country in which the factory is located. The training provides the
factories with a more in-depth explanation of our Vendor Code of Conduct. In addition to their contractual obligations, we
evaluate our suppliers’ compliance with our Vendor Code of Conduct through audits conducted both by our employees and
third-party compliance auditing firms on an annual basis.
Human Capital
Our People
As of January 31, 2025, we employed approximately 3,500 persons on a full-time basis and approximately 1,100 on a part-
time basis. We employ both union and non-union workforces and believe that our relationships with our employees are
positive. We have not experienced any interruption to our operations due to a labor disagreement with our employees.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with policies, procedures and practices that recognize the value and worth of
everyone, covering matters such as safety, training, advancement, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and provide
trainings on these important issues to our workforce. G-III ensures compliance with labor and employment law issues
through a variety of processes and procedures, using both internal and external expertise and resources.
Our people are the heart of our organization and we are committed to fostering a strong and engaged workforce by
attracting and retaining best-in-class talent and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can learn and grow.
Through trainings, lunch and learns, and other opportunities for mentorship, we are continuously evolving how we can
further support our employees so they feel highly valued, productive and effective within their jobs. We believe that our
collective passion for what we create and produce, pride in our partnerships, accountability for how we show up every day
and our unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, all contribute to G-III’s culture.
We believe that having an inclusive workplace is essential to success and are committed to providing opportunities for all.
Currently, approximately 63% of our leadership team and 73% of our overall workforce are women, and 49% of our
overall workforce identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (“BIPOC”). Of our thirteen Board members, there are
four women and four people of diverse backgrounds. We recognize that insights and ideas from a diverse range of
backgrounds will better position us for the future and continue to work towards increasing Board diversity.
We are proud to continue to support The Social Justice Center at the Fashion Institute of Technology (“FIT”), a premier
fashion university, whose purpose is to help establish a program that is intended to increase opportunities and accelerate
social equity for BIPOC persons entering our industry for years to come.
Talent Acquisition, Development and Retention
Having the right talent in the organization is one of the most critical aspects of our business. This year our HR team
focused on hiring, developing and retaining talent and brought in key talent that have made a positive impact in the
organization. After a successful launch of our Lunch and Learn program facilitated by our leadership team, we have
continued the program by offering courses that provided an opportunity for continuous learning about our business. We
have procured a training solution program that will incorporate a G-III Master Class training library that will make these
sessions and other educational tools accessible to our employees.
Compensation, Benefits, Safety and Wellness
We firmly believe our comprehensive benefit programs are an integral part of our talent acquisition, retention and overall
employee experience. Supporting the health and wellness of our associates and their loved ones is a top priority and we are
proud to offer comprehensive benefits and resources centered around physical, mental and financial wellbeing. These are
tailored to our regional businesses to best support our associates. We continually evaluate and benchmark our programs to
ensure they remain competitive, on-trend and meet compliance. For fiscal 2026, we will prioritize education and calls to
action to ensure our employees understand and take part in all the benefits and programs we offer. In addition to our benefit
programs, we annually recognize the tenure of our employees with service awards and this year we celebrated 80
employees with service of 10, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years.
Corporate Social Responsibility
We invest significant time and resources to further our Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) strategy and have made
important progress in reinforcing our social and environmental standards to stay aligned with new regulations and industry-
wide efforts.
Engage Our People
Our associates drive our growth and success, and as we continued to focus on our long-term growth plans in fiscal 2025,
we prioritized fostering a stronger, more engaging workplace. We implemented associate engagement initiatives supporting
our brands and culture and offered training and development opportunities in areas important to our associates,
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including Lunch and Learns with our leadership teams. We continued our investments in technology, including new Human
Resources systems, to further evolve our ways of working.
We are committed to ensuring the workers in our supply chain are treated fairly and our vendors abide by our Vendor Code
of Conduct. We work closely with suppliers to develop and implement strategies that align with our social and
environmental standards. We have also enhanced the effectiveness of our supplier audits through our continued
participation in the Social & Labor Convergence Program, allowing us to reduce the number of audits for suppliers,
lessening redundancies in shared audits, and better assist factories to focus on addressing their most pressing issues.
Ending forced labor continues to be a priority in our industry, and we work closely with our supply chain partners to
mitigate the risk of forced labor being used to make our products or raw materials utilized in our products. We continue to
advance our internal cotton traceability program by conducting our annual Cotton Compliance Monitoring training sessions
to educate our staff and factories about our requirements and procedures for ensuring the ethical sourcing of cotton. We are
enhancing our program by working on ways to couple these traceability lessons with other materials in our products. We
continue to explore ways other SaaS technologies might mitigate risks. We also continue to leverage the testing capabilities
of ORITAINTM to trace materials back to their fiber origins to mitigate the risk that forced labor is used in our supply
chain. We routinely engage with counsel and industry organizations to ensure our practices and procedures align with the
continually developing regulatory landscape.
Protect Our Environment
We continue to assess and implement the changes we can make to mitigate the environmental impact of our own operations
and that of our entire supply chain. We do this by prioritizing partnerships with vendors and factories that share this
commitment and work together to ensure they are well-positioned to meet both our own requirements and a continuously
evolving regulatory landscape.
As a member of groups such as Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (“SAC”)), we continue to collaborate
with others in the industry to strengthen our social and environmental programs and improve vendor performance. We
completed our Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions (“GHGe”) footprint and are working on our Scope 3 with the goal of
establishing targets and remediation for reducing our impact in the future.
We are making progress on our goal to transition our synthetic materials to 100% recycled sources by 2030 and are
working to establish a baseline for additional sustainability targets. We are also working to increase the use of recycled,
organic, and natural fibers, and successfully introduced recycled synthetic fibers certified by the Global Recycled Standard
or the Recycled Claim Standard into a growing number of our products. Notably, in 2024, Vilebrequin, our premier
European swimwear brand, manufactured over 85% of its products from preferred materials which consistently deliver
reduced impacts and increased environmental benefits. To support our circularity efforts, both Karl Lagerfeld and
Vilebrequin offer repair services to extend garment life, and across our portfolio, we work with our partners to seek
alternative solutions for unsold products.
Invest in Our Community
Our longstanding commitment to philanthropy and supporting the communities where we work and live is embedded in
who we are. We are focused on maximizing our global impact through partnerships with key organizations across several
pillars, including education, children and families, diversity and combatting homelessness.
Beyond our corporate contributions, our associate philanthropic council collaborates with our brands and businesses to
develop and execute charitable initiatives that provide volunteer opportunities for our associates. This year, we expanded
our efforts and launched GIII Gives, a platform to make charitable giving and volunteering easier for our associates. As
part of this, we introduced a Matching Gift program to support the causes important to our people.
We have a solid foundation in place, which we continue to build upon as we build our new Corporate Sustainability
Strategy centered around our core CSR principles: Engage Our People, Protect Our Environment and Invest in Our
Community.
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Customs and Trade Issues
Our arrangements with textile manufacturers and suppliers are subject to requisite customs clearances for products and the
imposition of export duties. Customs duties on our products presently range from duty free to 45%, depending upon the
product, composition, construction, country of origin and country of import. A substantial majority of our product is
imported into the United States and, to a lesser extent, into Canada and Europe. Countries in which our products are sold
may, from time to time, impose new duties, tariffs, surcharges or other import controls or restrictions or adjust prevailing
duty or tariff levels. Any action by the executive branch of the United States government to increase tariffs on imported
goods, such as the imposition of tariffs on goods manufactured in China, could adversely affect our business.
Under the provisions of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) agreement governing international trade in textiles, known
as the “WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,” the United States and other WTO member countries have eliminated
quotas on textiles and apparel-related products from WTO member countries. As a result, quota restrictions generally do
not affect our business in most countries.
Apparel and other products sold by us are also subject to regulations that relate to product labeling, content and safety
requirements, licensing requirements and flammability testing. We believe that we are in compliance with those
regulations, as well as applicable federal, state, local, and foreign regulations relating to the discharge of materials
hazardous to the environment.
Section 301 Tariffs
Section 301 tariffs on certain goods from China went into effect in 2018. The United States Trade Representative
(“USTR”) is required to conduct a review of the effectiveness and economic impact of a Section 301 action every four
years or else the tariffs would expire. In May 2022, USTR announced that it was commencing a four-year review and
between November 2022 and January 2023, USTR accepted comments from the public as to whether the Section 301
tariffs should be continued, terminated, or modified. Section 301 tariffs were set to expire in September 30, 2023. In
December 2023, the USTR announced the extension through May 2024 of certain Section 301 exclusions. It is difficult to
accurately estimate the impact on our business from these tariff actions or similar actions or when any additional tariffs
may become effective.
China Most Favored Nation Status
Following accusations against China that it employed forced labor in manufacturing processes within the country, a bill
was introduced in January 2023 to strip China of its permanent Most Favored Nation status, effectively requiring China to
re-secure its position by annually applying for presidential approval as a member country. Two pieces of legislation
intended to revoke China’s Permanent Most Favored Nation status are pending in Congress. Because Most Favored Nation
status grants special treatment among member counties with respect to tariffs, if this bill were to pass it would substantially
increase tariffs between the United States and China.
GSP Update
The Generalized System of Preferences (“GSP”) program, which extends preferential tariff treatment to certain products
from beneficiary developing countries, expired on December 31, 2020. Re-authorization of GSP requires an act of
Congress. GSP has been allowed to expire several times since it was enacted in 1974. Each time that GSP has been
renewed following a lapse, the renewal has been retroactive, allowing for duties paid on GSP-eligible goods to be refunded
following the re-authorization.
The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee has indicated that he plans to introduce a bill that would
reauthorize GSP. It has not been determined whether the potential future re-authorization of the GSP program will be fully
retroactive and what will be the duration such re-authorization.
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Political Environment
The potential impact of new policies that may be implemented as a result of the new administration is currently uncertain.
Any resulting changes in international trade relations, legislation and regulations (including those related to taxation and
importation), economic and monetary policies, heightened diplomatic tensions or political and civil unrest, among other
potential impacts, could adversely impact the global economy and our operating results.
Marketing and Distribution
G-III’s products are sold primarily to department, specialty and mass merchant retail stores in the United States. We sell to
approximately 1,600 customers, ranging from national and regional chains to small specialty stores. We also distribute our
products through our retail stores and through digital channels for the DKNY, Donna Karan, Vilebrequin, Karl Lagerfeld,
Karl Lagerfeld Paris, G.H. Bass, Wilsons Leather and Sonia Rykiel businesses, as well as the digital channels of our retail
partners such as Macy’s, Nordstrom, Amazon, Fanatics, Zalando and Zappos.
Sales to our ten largest customers accounted for 69.6% of our net sales in fiscal 2025. Sales to Macy’s, which includes
sales to its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s store chains, as well as through macys.com, accounted for an aggregate of 18.0% of
our net sales in fiscal 2025. Sales to TJX Companies accounted for an aggregate of 13.2% of our net sales in fiscal 2025. In
addition, sales to Ross Stores accounted for an aggregate of 12.6% of our net sales in fiscal 2025. The loss of any of these
customers or a significant reduction in purchases by our largest customers could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations.
A substantial majority of our sales are made in the United States. We also sell our products to customers in Europe,
Canada, the Far East, the Middle East, Central America, South America and Australia, which, on a combined basis,
accounted for approximately 22.6% of our net sales in fiscal 2025, 22.5% of our net sales in fiscal 2024 and 19.1% of our
net sales in fiscal 2023.
Our products are sold primarily through our direct sales force along with our principal executives who are also actively
involved in the sale of our products. Some of our products are also sold by independent sales representatives located
throughout the United States. The Canadian market is serviced by a sales and customer service team based both in the
United States and in Canada. Sales outside of the United States and Canada may be managed by our salespeople located in
our sales offices in Europe or Asia depending on the customer.
Brand name products sold by us pursuant to a license agreement are promoted by institutional and product advertisements
placed by the licensor. Our license agreements generally require us to pay the licensor a fee, based on a percentage of net
sales of licensed product, to pay for a portion of these advertising costs. We may also be required to spend a
specified percentage of net sales of a licensed product on advertising placed by us.
Our marketing efforts for the repositioned Donna Karan brand are focused on high impact brand campaigns with globally
recognizable talent. We are building brand awareness through messaging that communicates the brand’s historical origins
and relevance to today’s consumer. We have also launched noteworthy media and marketing initiatives to support our
wholesale and retail channels. We will continue to invest in paid strategies that place the brand in outdoor, print and digital
media.
DKNY’s marketing efforts are focused around communicating brand DNA and visual identity for the new evolution of the
brand. We are building global awareness through high impact ad campaigns that feature relevant and noteworthy talent.
We strive to create marketing initiatives, collaborations and image programs to attract qualified new customers globally.
We support our licensees and international retail partners with brand campaigns, product specific imagery along with local
events and brand activations in our priority markets that are on brand and relevant in that region. We continue to invest in
digital media and storytelling for brand amplification and to establish comprehensive commercial marketing tools that will
support our global wholesale and retail channels.
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Karl Lagerfeld’s marketing efforts focus building global awareness through high impact ad campaigns and digital content
featuring strategic collaborations with top-tier artists, tastemakers and icons. In North America, the Karl Lagerfeld Paris
brand amplifies this vision with locally relevant engagement. Karl Lagerfeld’s recent marketing efforts have embraced the
brand’s DNA by celebrating Karl Lagerfeld’s black-and-white aesthetic and Parisian rock-chic attitude through the launch
of new collections, premium pop-up stores, social media coverage and high-profile events. Additionally, we have entered
into partnerships to create a Karl Lagerfeld branded luxury hotel and luxury villas that bring the brand to life.
Vilebrequin’s marketing efforts have been based on continually offering new swimwear prints and expanding the range of
its products to new categories such as women’s swimwear, ready-to-wear and accessories. Besides its traditional
advertising networks, such as print, outdoor advertising and catalogues, Vilebrequin is developing new marketing channels
through the use of digital media, product placement, impactful collaborations and public relations. Vilebrequin is also
developing a hospitality business through beach clubs and restaurants called Vilebrequin La Plage which offers the south of
France “art de vivre” under the sun, while reinforcing distribution and partnerships with luxury resorts to target core
customers.
We believe we have developed awareness of our other owned labels primarily through our reputation, consumer acceptance
and the fashion press. We primarily rely on our reputation and relationships to generate business in the private label portion
of our wholesale operations segment. We believe we have developed a significant customer following and positive
reputation in the industry as a result of, among other things, our standards of quality control, on-time delivery, competitive
pricing and willingness and ability to assist customers in their merchandising of our products.
As digital sales of apparel continue to be an important part of our business, we are developing initiatives to increase our
digital presence through our own websites and through the websites of our retail partners. We are working closely with our
retail partners to provide consumers with a high quality digital experience for our products. We are also working to
increase our digital sales through marketing, social influencers and other online drivers of sales.
Seasonality
Retail sales of apparel have traditionally been seasonal in nature. Historically, our wholesale business has been dependent
on our sales during our third and fourth fiscal quarters due to the anticipation of the holiday shopping season for our retail
customers. Net sales during the third and fourth quarters accounted for approximately 61% of our net sales in fiscal 2025,
59% of our net sales in fiscal 2024 and 60% of our net sales in fiscal 2023. We are highly dependent on our results of
operations during the second half of our fiscal year. The second half of our fiscal year is expected to continue to provide a
larger amount of our net sales and a substantial majority of our net income for the foreseeable future.
Trademarks
We own some of the trademarks used by us in connection with our wholesale operations segment, as well as almost all of
the trademarks used in our retail operations segment. We act as licensee of certain trademarks owned by third parties that
are used in connection with our business. The principal brands that we license are summarized under the heading
“Complementary Portfolio of Licensed Brands” above. We own a number of proprietary brands that we use in connection
with our business and products including, among others, DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris,
Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Eliza J, Jessica Howard, Wilsons Leather, Sonia Rykiel and G-III
Sports by Carl Banks. We have registered, or applied for registration of, many of our trademarks in multiple jurisdictions
for use on a variety of apparel and related other products.
In markets outside of the United States, our rights to some of our trademarks may not be clearly established. In our attempt
to expand into foreign markets, we may experience conflicts with various third parties who have acquired ownership rights
in certain trademarks that would impede our use and registration of some of our trademarks. Such conflicts may arise from
time to time as we pursue international expansion. Although we have not in the past suffered any material restraints or
restrictions on doing business in desirable markets or in new product categories, we cannot be sure that significant
impediments will not arise in the future as we expand product offerings and introduce additional brands to new markets.
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We regard our trademarks and other proprietary rights as valuable assets and believe that they have value in the marketing
of our products. We vigorously protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights against infringement.
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers.
Name
Age
Position
Morris Goldfarb
74
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Sammy Aaron
65
Vice Chairman, President and Director
Neal Nackman
65
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Jeffrey Goldfarb
48
Executive Vice President and Director
Dana Perlman
44
Chief Growth and Operations Officer
Morris Goldfarb is our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, as well as one of our directors. Mr. Goldfarb
has served as an executive officer of G-III and our predecessors since our formation in 1974.
Sammy Aaron is our Vice Chairman and President, as well as one of our directors. He has served as an executive officer
since we acquired the Marvin Richards business in July 2005. Mr. Aaron is also the Chief Executive Officer of our Calvin
Klein divisions.
Neal Nackman has been our Chief Financial Officer since September 2005 and was elected Treasurer in April 2006.
Mr. Nackman served as Vice President — Finance from December 2003 until April 2006.
Jeffrey Goldfarb has been our Executive Vice President since June 2016, and serves as one of our directors. He has been
employed by G-III in a number of other capacities since 2002. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President, he served as
our Director of Business Development for more than five years. Jeffrey Goldfarb is the son of Morris Goldfarb.
Dana Perlman has been our Chief Growth and Operations Officer since January 2024. Ms. Perlman is also a director of
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. since November 2017. Prior to joining us, Ms. Perlman was an executive at PVH Corp. from
2012 to 2022, most recently serving as PVH’s Chief Strategy Officer and Treasurer from May 2021 to July 2022. In that
position, she led global business strategy and development along with Treasury and Investor Relations. Prior to joining
PVH, Ms. Perlman held several roles in investment banking retail groups at Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, and Credit
Suisse First Boston.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
The following risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluating our business and the forward-looking
statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the following risks could materially adversely affect our
business, our prospects, our operating results, our financial condition, the trading prices of our securities and the actual
outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made in this report. Additional risks that we do not yet
know of or that we currently think are immaterial may also affect our business operations. The risks discussed below also
include forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-
looking statements.
Risk Factors Relating to Our Wholesale Operations
The failure to maintain our material license agreements could cause us to lose significant revenues and have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations.
We are dependent on sales of licensed products for a substantial portion of our revenues. In fiscal 2025, net sales of
licensed product accounted for 48.0% of our net sales compared to 53.4% of our net sales in fiscal 2024 and 58.6% of our
net sales in fiscal 2023.
We are generally required to achieve specified minimum net sales, make specified royalty and advertising payments and
receive prior approval from the licensor as to all design and other elements of each product prior to production. License
agreements also may restrict our ability to enter into other license agreements for competing products or acquire businesses
that produce competing products without the consent of the licensor. If we do not satisfy any of the material requirements
of a license agreement or receive approval with respect to a restricted transaction, a licensor may have the right to
terminate our license and seek damages. Even if a licensor does not terminate our license, the failure to achieve net sales
sufficient to cover our required minimum royalty payments could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations. If a license contains a renewal option, there are usually minimum net sales and other conditions that must be
met in order to be able to renew. If a license does not contain a renewal option, and we desire to renew the license, we must
negotiate renewal terms with the licensor. However, even if we comply with all of the terms of a license agreement, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to renew an agreement when it expires even if we desire to do so as a licensor may
decide to manufacture the licensed products itself or engage a new licensee for the products. The failure to maintain or
renew our material license agreements could cause us to lose significant revenue and have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations.
Any adverse change in our relationship with PVH and its Calvin Klein or Tommy Hilfiger brands, including as a result
of the limited extension period of our license agreements for these brands, could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations.
We have license agreements relating to a variety of products sold under the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, both
of which are owned by PVH. Net sales of products under the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands constituted
approximately 34.0% of our net sales in fiscal 2025 and approximately 41.0% of our net sales in fiscal 2024.
The licenses for Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger products expire on a staggered basis beginning on December 31, 2024
and continuing through December 31, 2027. The licenses for Calvin Klein (Women’s better sportswear) and Calvin Klein
Jeans (Women’s jeanswear) expired on December 31, 2024. See the table in “Complementary Portfolio of Licensed
Brands” above for information with respect to the current terms of the remaining agreements.
PVH has indicated publicly that it will produce these Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger products itself once these license
agreements expire. Unless we are able to increase the sales of our other products, acquire new businesses and/or enter into
other license agreements covering different products, the limited extension period of the amended Calvin Klein and
Tommy Hilfiger license agreements could cause a significant decrease in our net sales and have a material adverse effect
on our results of operations. As we manage the partnership with PVH through this transition and expiration of the licenses,
any adverse change in our relationship could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
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Our success is dependent on the strategies and reputation of our licensors.
We strive to offer our products on a multiple brand, multiple channel and multiple price point basis. As a part of this
strategy, we license the names and brands of numerous recognized companies and designers. In entering into these license
agreements, we plan our products to be targeted towards different market segments based on consumer demographics,
design, suggested pricing and channel of distribution. In addition to granting us licenses to produce and sell products, our
licensors typically produce and sell their own products and may also grant licenses to third parties to produce and sell
products. If any of our licensors decides to “reposition” its products under the brands we license from them, introduce
similar products under similar brand names or otherwise change the parameters of design, pricing, distribution, target
market or competitive set, we could experience a significant downturn in that brand’s business, adversely affecting our
sales and profitability. Further, we are unable to control the quality of the products produced by our licensors and their
other licensees. If they do not maintain the quality of their goods, the brand image may be adversely affected, which could
also affect our sales and profitability. In addition, as licensed products may be personally associated with designers, our
sales of those products could be materially and adversely affected if any of those individuals’ images, reputations or
popularity were to be negatively impacted.
Our business and the success of our products could be harmed if we are unable to maintain or enhance the images of
our proprietary brands.
The growth of our proprietary brands, their favorable images and our customers’ connection to our brands has contributed
to our success. Our proprietary brands include DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, G.H. Bass,
Vilebrequin, Sonia Rykiel, Andrew Marc and Wilsons Leather. In addition, brand value is based in part on consumer
perceptions of a variety of qualities, including merchandise quality and corporate integrity. Negative claims or publicity
regarding G-III, our brands, our products or the failure, on the part of G-III or our employees, to maintain the safety,
integrity and ethics standards that we set for our operations, as well as those expected of members of our industry, could
adversely affect our reputation and sales regardless of whether such claims are accurate. Social media, which accelerates
the dissemination of information, can increase the challenges of responding to negative claims. Social media influencers or
other endorsers of our products could engage in behavior that reflects poorly on our brands and may be attributed to us or
otherwise adversely affect us. In addition, as certain of our brands may be personally associated with designers, our sales of
those products could be materially and adversely affected if any of those individuals’ images, reputations or popularity
were to be negatively impacted. Any harm to our brands or reputation could adversely affect our business, results of
operations or financial condition.
Use of social media and influencers may adversely affect our reputation or subject our proprietary brands to fines or
other penalties.
Our proprietary brands use third-party social media platforms as, among other things, marketing tools. We also maintain
relationships with social media influencers and engage in collaborations. If we are unable to cost-effectively use social
media platforms as marketing tools or if the social media platforms we use change their policies or algorithms, we may not
be able to fully optimize such platforms, and our ability to maintain and acquire consumers and our financial condition may
suffer. Our relationships with influencers may not have the desired effect, and information posted on social media
platforms may be adverse to our reputation or business.
Additionally, as laws and regulations and public opinion rapidly evolve to govern the use of these platforms and devices,
the failure by us, our employees, our network of social media influencers, our sponsors or third parties acting at our
direction to abide by applicable laws and regulations in the use of these platforms and devices or otherwise could subject us
to regulatory investigations, class action lawsuits, liability, fines or other penalties and have an adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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If our customers change their buying patterns, request additional allowances, develop their own private label brands or
enter into agreements with national brand manufacturers to sell their products on an exclusive basis, our sales to these
customers could be materially adversely affected.
Our customers’ buying patterns, as well as the need to provide additional allowances to customers, could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Strategic initiatives undertaken by our
customers, including developing their own private label brands, selling national brands on an exclusive basis or reducing
the number of vendors they purchase from, could also impact our sales to these customers. There is a trend among major
retailers to concentrate purchasing among a narrowing group of vendors. To the extent that any of our key customers
reduces the number of its vendors and, as a result, reduces or eliminates purchases from us, there could be a material
adverse effect on us.
We have significant customer concentration, and a reduction in purchases or the loss of one of our large customers
could adversely affect our business.
Our ten largest customers, all of which are department stores or off price accounts, accounted for approximately 69.6% of
our net sales in fiscal 2025, with the Macy’s Inc. group accounting for approximately 18.0% of our net sales in fiscal 2025.
TJX Companies accounted for approximately 13.2% of our net sales in fiscal 2025. In addition, sales to Ross Stores
accounted for an aggregate of 12.6% of our net sales in fiscal 2025. We expect that these customers will continue to
provide a significant percentage of our sales. Reductions in purchases by these customers or other large retailers could
adversely affect our sales.
Sales to customers generally occur on an order-by-order basis that may be subject to cancellation or rescheduling by the
customer. A decision by our major customers to decrease the amount of merchandise purchased from us, increase the use
of their own private label brands, sell a national brand on an exclusive basis or change the manner of doing business with
us could reduce our revenues and materially adversely affect our results of operations. The loss of any of our large
customers, the reduction in stores operated by a large customer or the bankruptcy or serious financial difficulty of any of
our large customers, could have a material adverse effect on us.
Risks Relating to Our Retail Operations
Our retail operations may continue to incur losses if our retail turnaround strategy does not significantly improve the
results of operations of our retail business.
Our retail operations segment reported an operating loss of $14.0 million in fiscal 2025, $30.5 million in fiscal 2024 and
$33.6 million in fiscal 2023. Our ongoing plan for our retail operations focuses on the operations of our Karl Lagerfeld
Paris and DKNY stores, as well as operating our digital business. If we are not successful in implementing and managing
our turnaround strategy with respect to operating our retail business, we may not be able to achieve operating
enhancements, sales growth and/or cost reductions or may continue to report operating losses in our retail operations
segment, which could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Leasing of significant amounts of real estate exposes us to possible liabilities and losses.
All of the stores operated by us are leased. Accordingly, we are subject to all of the risks associated with leasing real estate.
Store leases generally require us to pay a fixed minimum rent and a variable amount based on a percentage of annual sales
at that location. We generally cannot cancel our leases. If an existing or future store is not profitable, and we decide to close
it, we may be committed to perform certain obligations under the applicable lease including, among other things, paying
rent for the balance of the applicable lease term. As each of our leases expires, if we do not have a renewal option, we may
be unable to negotiate a renewal on commercially acceptable terms, or at all, which could cause us to close stores in
desirable locations. In addition, we may not be able to close an unprofitable store due to an existing operating covenant,
which may cause us to operate the location at a loss and prevent us from finding a more desirable location.
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Our retail stores are heavily dependent on the ability and desire of consumers to travel and shop. A reduction in the
volume of outlet mall traffic could adversely affect our retail sales.
Substantially all of the stores in our retail operations segment are operated as outlet stores and located in larger premium
outlet centers, many of which are located in, or near, vacation destinations or away from large population centers where
department stores and other traditional retailers are concentrated. Economic uncertainty, increased fuel prices, travel
concerns and other circumstances, which would lead to decreased travel, could have a material adverse effect on sales at
our outlet stores. Other factors that could affect the success of our outlet stores include:
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the location of the outlet mall or the location of a particular store within the mall;
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the other tenants occupying space at the outlet mall;
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increased competition in areas where the outlet malls are located;
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a downturn in the economy generally or in a particular area where an outlet mall is located;
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the shift to online shopping;
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a downturn in foreign shoppers in the United States; and
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the amount of advertising and promotional dollars spent on attracting consumers to outlet centers.
Sales at our outlet stores are derived, in part, from the volume of traffic at the malls where our stores are located. Our outlet
stores benefit from the ability of a mall’s other tenants and other area attractions to generate consumer traffic in the vicinity
of our stores and the continuing popularity of outlet malls as shopping destinations. Changes in areas around our existing
retail locations, including the type and nature of the other retailers located near our stores, that result in reductions in
customer foot traffic or otherwise render the locations unsuitable could cause our sales to be less than expected. A
reduction in outlet mall traffic as a result of these or other factors could materially adversely affect our business.
Our digital business faces distinct risks, and our failure to successfully manage this business could have a negative
impact on our profitability.
We are investing in our digital business and seeking to increase the amount of business derived from our digital operations.
The successful operation and expansion of our digital business, as well as our ability to provide a positive shopping
experience that will generate orders and drive subsequent visits, depends on operating an appealing digital experience and
providing an efficient and uninterrupted operation of our order-taking and fulfillment operations. Risks associated with our
digital business include:
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the security or failure of the computer systems, including those of third-party vendors, that operate our digital
sites including, among others, inadequate system capacity, computer viruses, human error, changes in
programming, security breaches or other cybersecurity concerns, system upgrades or migration of these services
to new systems;
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disruptions in the internet or telecom service or power outages;
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reliance on third parties for computer hardware and software and merchandise deliveries;
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rapid technology changes;
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the failure to deliver products to customers on-time, as ordered and without damage or to satisfy customer
expectations;
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credit or debit card fraud and other payment processing issues;
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liability for online content; and
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consumer privacy concerns and regulations.
Problems in any of these areas could result in a reduction in sales, increased costs and damage to our reputation and brands,
which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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Risk Factors Relating to the Operation of Our Business
If we lose the services of our key personnel, or are unable to attract key personnel, our business will be harmed.
Our future success depends on Morris Goldfarb, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and other key personnel. The
loss of the services of Mr. Goldfarb and any negative market or industry perception arising from the loss of his services
could have a material adverse effect on us and the market price of our common stock. Our other executive officers have
substantial experience and expertise in our business and have made significant contributions to our success. The
unexpected loss of services of one or more of these individuals or the inability to attract key personnel could also adversely
affect us.
We have expanded our business through acquisitions and investments that could result in diversion of resources, an
inability to integrate acquired operations and extra expenses. This could disrupt our business and adversely affect our
financial condition.
Part of our growth strategy is to pursue acquisitions. Our most recent material acquisition resulted in our owning all of the
interests in the parent company of Karl Lagerfeld. The negotiation of potential acquisitions, as well as the integration of
acquired businesses, could divert our management’s time and resources. Acquired businesses may not be successfully
integrated with our operations or internal control environment. We may not realize the intended benefits of an acquisition
or an acquisition may fail to generate expected financial results. We also might not be successful in identifying or
negotiating suitable acquisitions, which could negatively impact our growth strategy. If acquisitions disrupt our operations
or our internal control environment our business may suffer. We have also expanded our business through minority
investments accounted for under both the cost and equity methods of accounting. Our most recent material minority
investment was in AWWG, which we account for as an equity method investment as of January 31, 2025. Our minority
investments may fail to generate expected financial results which may adversely impact our results of operations through
the recognition of our equity in losses incurred by our equity method investees or impairment charges.
In addition, the process of integrating our existing operations with acquired entities that could potentially have material
weaknesses and/or significant deficiencies in their internal control environment may result in unforeseen operating
difficulties and may require significant financial resources to remedy any such weaknesses or deficiencies. For example,
within the Karl Lagerfeld subsidiary, we identified a material weakness in the operating effectiveness of controls related to
information technology general controls over business applications that support our financial reporting processes. Although
we concluded that this material weakness did not result in any material misstatements in our financial statements or
disclosures, similar material weaknesses and significant deficiencies may be costly for us to remedy and result in material
misstatements in our financial statements or disclosure.
We may need additional financing to continue to grow.
The continued growth of our business, including as a result of acquisitions, depends on our access to sufficient funds to
support our growth. Our primary source of working capital to support the growth of our operations is our ABL Credit
Agreement, which was amended and restated in June 2024 to, among other things, extend its maturity date from August
2025 to June 2029. Our growth is dependent on our ability to continue to be able to access and, if necessary, increase this
credit facility. The loss of the use of our credit facility or the inability to replace this facility when it expires would
materially impair our ability to operate our business. In addition, we may in the future need alternative financing beyond
our existing credit facility. We cannot be sure we will be able to secure any such alternative financing on satisfactory terms
or at all.
Our business is highly seasonal.
Retail sales of apparel have traditionally been seasonal in nature. Historically, our wholesale business has been dependent
on our sales during the third and fourth quarters due to the anticipation of the holiday shopping season for our retail
customers. Net sales during the third and fourth quarters accounted for approximately 61% of our net sales in fiscal 2025.
We are highly dependent on our results of operations during the second half of our fiscal year. Any difficulties we may
encounter during this period as a result of weather or disruption of manufacturing or transportation of our products will
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have a magnified effect on our results of operations for the year. In addition, because of the large amount of outerwear we
sell at both wholesale and retail, unusually warm weather conditions during the peak fall and winter outerwear selling
season, including as a result of any change in historical climate patterns, could have a material adverse effect on our results
of operations. Our quarterly results of operations for our retail business also may fluctuate based upon such factors as the
timing of certain holiday seasons, the number and timing of new store openings, the acceptability of seasonal merchandise
offerings, the timing and level of markdowns, store closings and remodels, competitive factors, weather and general
economic conditions. The second half of our fiscal year is expected to continue to have a disproportionate effect on our
annual results of operations for the foreseeable future.
Extreme or unseasonable weather conditions could adversely affect our business.
Extreme weather events and changes in weather patterns can influence customer trends and shopping habits. Extended
periods of unseasonably warm temperatures during the fall and winter seasons, or cool weather during the summer season,
may diminish demand for our seasonal merchandise. Heavy snowfall, hurricanes or other severe weather events in the
areas in which our retail stores and the retail stores of our wholesale customers are located may decrease customer traffic in
those stores and reduce our sales and profitability. If severe weather events were to force closure of or disrupt operations at
the distribution centers we use for our merchandise, we could incur higher costs and experience longer lead times to
distribute our products to our retail stores, wholesale customers or digital channel customers. If prolonged, such extreme or
unseasonable weather conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to deliver our products to the market could be disrupted if we encounter problems affecting our logistics and
distribution systems.
We rely on distribution facilities operated by us or by third parties to transport, warehouse and ship products to our
customers. Our logistic and distribution systems include computer-controlled and automated equipment, which may be
subject to a number of risks related to security or computer viruses, the proper operation of software and hardware, power
interruptions or other system failures. Substantially all of our products are distributed from a few key locations. Therefore,
our operations could be interrupted by travel restrictions, earthquakes, floods, fires, public health crises or other natural
disasters affecting our distribution centers. Our business interruption insurance may not adequately protect us from the
adverse effects that could be caused by significant disruptions affecting our distribution facilities. In addition, our
distribution capacity is dependent on the timely performance of services by third parties, including the transportation of
products to and from our distribution facilities. If we encounter problems affecting our distribution system, our ability to
meet customer expectations, manage inventory, complete sales and achieve operating efficiencies could be materially
adversely affected.
Supply chain disruptions have adversely affected, and could continue to adversely affect, our ability to import our
products in a timely manner and our freight costs.
In the past, supply chain disruptions have adversely affected our ability to import our product in a timely manner that
allowed for timely delivery to our customers, caused elevated inventory levels and resulted in us incurring significant
demurrage, labor and storage costs.
In fiscal 2024, the Panama Canal experienced severe drought conditions which forced the canal to reduce the number of
vessels transiting through it on a daily basis by approximately one-third. In addition, conflicts in the Middle East have
caused major disruptions to global supply chains by impacting critical shipping routes through the Suez Canal and Red Sea
for cargo, adding time and cost to shipments. Transit times have increased to destinations on the East Coast of the United
States and Europe, which may result in increased transportation costs.
In the first half of fiscal 2025, as the conditions at the Panama Canal started improving, port congestion and capacity
shortages in Asia began to disrupt container shipping. Transit times and transportation costs have increased to destinations
on the East Coast of the United States and Europe. In the second half of fiscal 2025, the global supply chain was also
negatively impacted by recent and threatened port strikes on the East Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast and in Canada,
as a result of which we have experienced some shipping delays, impacting the timing of inventory receipts. Additional
tariffs on Chinese imports have increased costs for importers, which has impacted demand and has affected ocean container
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shipping due to limited alternatives for moving goods. Our shipping costs to North America and Europe also continued to
increase in the second half of fiscal 2025.
If we are unable to mitigate these challenges as well as potential future supply chain disruptions, our ability to meet
customer expectations, manage inventory and complete sales could be materially adversely affected. In addition, if we are
unable to offset higher supply chain costs through product price increases or other measures, our results of operations may
be adversely affected.
Fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of materials used in our products could have a material adverse effect
on our cost of goods sold and our ability to meet our customers’ demands.
Fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials used in our products could have a material adverse effect
on our cost of sales or our ability to meet the demands of our customers. We compete with numerous entities for supplies of
materials and manufacturing capacity. Raw materials are vulnerable to adverse climate conditions, animal diseases and
natural disasters that can affect the supply and price of raw materials. We may not be able to pass on all or any portion of
higher raw material prices to our customers. Future increases in raw material prices could have an adverse effect on our
results of operations.
Any raw material price increase or increase in costs related to the transport of our products could increase our cost of sales
and potentially decrease our profitability unless we are able to pass higher prices on to our customers. In addition, if one or
more of our competitors is able to reduce its production costs by taking greater advantage of any reductions in raw material
prices, favorable sourcing agreements or new manufacturing technologies (which enable manufacturers to produce goods
on a more cost-effective basis), we may face pricing pressures from those competitors and may be forced to reduce our
prices or face a decline in net sales, either of which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or
financial condition.
If we inadequately protect, maintain and enforce our trademark and other intellectual property rights, or infringe the
intellectual property rights of third parties, our business could be harmed.
Our trademarks and other proprietary rights are important to our success and our competitive position. We may, however,
experience conflict with various third parties who acquire or claim ownership rights in certain trademarks. We cannot be
sure that the actions we have taken to establish and protect our trademarks and other proprietary rights will be adequate to
protect our rights, or that any of our intellectual property will not be challenged or held invalid or unenforceable, and we
may not be able to prevent imitation of our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to block sales of our
products as a violation of the trademarks and proprietary rights of others. Our failure to protect our trademarks could
diminish the value of our brands, and could cause customer or consumer confusion, which could, in turn, adversely affect
the validity of our trademarks and our business, results of operations and financial condition.
In the course of our attempts to expand into foreign markets, we may experience conflicts with various third parties who
have acquired ownership rights in certain trademarks, which would impede our use and registration of some of our
trademarks. Such conflicts are common and may arise from time to time as we pursue international expansion, such as with
the international expansion of our DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Andrew Marc, Wilsons
Leather and Sonia Rykiel businesses. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect proprietary rights to
the same extent as the laws of the United States. Enforcing rights to our intellectual property may be difficult and
expensive, and we may not be successful in combating counterfeit products and stopping infringement of our intellectual
property rights, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share. Counterfeit products may reduce our
net sales and may also damage our brands due to their lower quality. If we are unable to protect, maintain or enforce our
intellectual property rights against third parties, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be
materially adversely affected.
Furthermore, we cannot be certain that the conduct of our business does not and will not infringe, misappropriate or
otherwise conflict with the intellectual property rights of others, and our efforts to enforce our trademark and other
intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and
enforceability of our trademark and other intellectual property rights. Any action to prosecute, enforce or defend any
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intellectual property claim, regardless of merit or resolution, could be costly and may divert the efforts and attention of our
management and technical personnel. We may not prevail in such proceedings given the complex technical issues and
inherent uncertainties in intellectual property litigation. If we are found to have infringed, misappropriated or otherwise
violated rights of third parties, we could be required to pay substantial damages, obtain licenses, cease the manufacture, use
or sale of certain intellectual property, or cease making or selling certain products. There can be no assurance that licenses
will be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unsuccessful in protecting and enforcing our
intellectual property rights, our brands, business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely
affected.
We are subject to the risk that our partners may not generate expected sales or maintain the value of our brands.
We currently license, and expect to continue licensing, certain of our proprietary rights, such as trademarks, to third parties.
If our licensees fail to successfully market and sell licensed products, or fail to obtain sufficient capital or effectively
manage their business operations, customer relationships, labor relationships, supplier relationships or credit risks, this
could adversely affect our revenues, both directly from reduced royalties received and indirectly from reduced sales of our
other products.
We also rely on our licensees to help preserve the value of our brand. We also engage distributors and agents to market our
products and operate stores in certain regions. Although we attempt to protect our brand through approval rights over the
design, production processes, quality, packaging, merchandising, distribution, advertising and promotion of our licensed
products, we cannot completely control the use of our licensed brand by our licensees. Although we make efforts to police
the use of our trademarks by our licensees, we cannot be certain that these efforts will be sufficient to ensure that our
licensees abide by the terms of their licenses. In the event that our licensees fail to do so, our trademark rights could be
harmed. Moreover, the misuse of our brand by, or negative publicity involving, a licensee, could have a material adverse
effect on our brand and on us.
Risk Factors Relating to the Economy and the Apparel Industry
Recent and future economic conditions, including volatility in the financial and credit markets, inflation and increases
in interest rates, may adversely affect our business.
Economic conditions have affected, and in the future may adversely affect, the apparel industry and our major customers.
Economic conditions have, at times, led to a reduction in overall consumer spending, which could have an adverse impact
on sales of our products. A disruption in the ability of our significant customers to access liquidity could cause serious
disruptions or an overall deterioration of their businesses which could lead to a significant reduction in their orders of our
products and the inability or failure on their part to meet their payment obligations to us, any of which could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and liquidity. A significant adverse change in a customer’s financial
and/or credit position could also require us to sell fewer products to that customer, assume greater credit risk relating to that
customer’s receivables or could limit our ability to collect receivables related to previous purchases by that customer. As a
result, our reserves for doubtful accounts and write-offs of accounts receivable may increase.
Inflationary pressures have impacted the entire economy, including our industry. We have experienced increased costs in
many aspects of our business, including our product costs and freight. Beginning in fiscal 2023, we have implemented
price increases on many of our products in an effort to mitigate the effect of higher costs. In recent years, the historic high
rates of inflation, including increased fuel and food prices, have led to a softening of consumer demand and increased
promotional activity in our categories. Continued high rates of inflation, including as a result of tariffs, in the future could
result in a reduction of consumer demand and increased promotional activity, as well as increases in our operating costs.
The Federal Reserve increased interest rates several times in fiscal 2024 in response to concerns about inflation, and began
to decrease interest rates in fiscal 2025. It is unclear whether the Federal Reserve will reduce, increase or maintain the
current rates in the future. Higher interest rates may increase the cost of our borrowing under our revolving credit facility,
may increase economic uncertainty and may negatively affect consumer spending. Volatility in interest rates may adversely
affect our business or our customers. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, it may make any necessary debt or equity
financing more difficult to obtain in a timely manner or on favorable terms, or at all.
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The cyclical nature of the apparel industry and uncertainty over future economic prospects and consumer spending
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
The apparel industry is cyclical. Purchases of outerwear, sportswear, swimwear, footwear and other apparel and accessories
tend to decline during recessionary periods and may decline for a variety of other reasons, including changes in fashion
trends and the introduction of new products or pricing changes by our competitors. Uncertainties regarding future
economic prospects, including as a result of concerns with respect to the possibility of a recession, the increase in interest
rates or inflation, may affect consumer-spending habits and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Weak
economic conditions have had a material adverse effect on our results of operations at times in the past and could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations in the future as well.
The competitive nature of our industry may result in lower prices for our products and decreased gross profit margins.
The apparel business is highly competitive. We have numerous competitors with respect to the sale of apparel, footwear
and accessories, including digital websites, distributors that import products from abroad and domestic retailers with
established foreign manufacturing capabilities. Many of our competitors have greater financial and marketing resources
and greater manufacturing capacity than we do. The general availability of contract manufacturing capacity also allows
ease of access by new market entrants. The competitive nature of the apparel industry may result in lower prices for our
products and decreased gross profit margins, either of which may materially adversely affect our sales and profitability.
Sales of our products are affected by a number of competitive factors including style, price, quality, brand recognition and
reputation, product appeal and general fashion trends. In addition, we compete with other companies in the apparel industry
on the basis of investments in technology and adapting to changes in technology, including the successful use of data
analytics.
If major department, mass merchant and specialty store chains consolidate, continue to close stores or cease to do
business, our business could be negatively affected.
We sell our products to major department, mass merchant and specialty store chains. Continued consolidation in the retail
industry, as well as store closing or retailers ceasing to do business, could negatively impact our business. Various
customers of ours, including Macy’s and Kohl’s, have reduced their store footprint and others have filed for bankruptcy in
recent years, including the recent bankruptcy filing by Hudson’s Bay Company. Macy’s also continues to confirm its
planned closure of 150 stores through 2027. Store closings could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Consolidation could reduce the number of our customers and potential customers. With increased consolidation in the retail
industry, we are increasingly dependent on retailers whose bargaining strength may increase and whose share of our
business may grow. As a result, we may face greater pressure from these customers to provide more favorable terms,
including increased support of their retail margins. As purchasing decisions become more centralized, the risks from
consolidation increase. A store group could decide to close stores, decrease the amount of product purchased from us,
modify the amount of floor space allocated to apparel in general or to our products specifically or focus on promoting
private label products or national brand products for which it has exclusive rights rather than promoting our products.
Customers are also concentrating purchases among a narrowing group of vendors. These types of decisions by our key
customers could adversely affect our business.
The effects of war, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, acts of terrorism, natural disasters or public health crises
could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the continued threat of terrorism, heightened security measures and
military action in response to acts of terrorism or civil unrest has, at times, disrupted commerce and intensified concerns
regarding the United States and world economies. The imposition of additional sanctions by the United States and/or
foreign governments, as well as the sanctions already in place, could lead to restrictions related to sales and our supply
chain for which the financial impact is uncertain. In addition, the continuation or escalation of these wars, including the
potential for additional countries to declare war against each other, may lead to further, broader unfavorable
macroeconomic implications, including unfavorable foreign exchange rates, increases in fuel prices, food shortages, a
weakening of the worldwide economy, lower consumer demand and volatility in financial markets. These implications of
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the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could have a material adverse effect on our business and our results of
operations.
Any other acts of terrorism or new or extended hostilities may disrupt commerce and undermine consumer confidence,
which could negatively impact our sales and results of operations. Similarly, the occurrence of one or more natural
disasters, such as hurricanes, fires, floods or earthquakes, or public health crises, could result in the closure of one or more
of our distribution centers, our corporate headquarters or a significant number of stores or impact one or more of our key
suppliers. These types of events could result in additional increases in energy prices or shortages, the temporary or long-
term disruption in the supply of product, disruption in the transport of product from overseas, delay in the delivery of
product to our factories, our customers or our stores and disruption in our information and communication systems.
Accordingly, these types of events could have a material adverse effect on our business and our results of operations.
Risks Related to Our International Operations
We are dependent upon foreign manufacturers.
We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities. We also do not have long-term written agreements with any of our
manufacturers. As a result, any of these manufacturers may unilaterally terminate its relationship with us at any time.
Almost all of our products are imported from independent foreign manufacturers. The failure of these manufacturers to
meet required quality standards could damage our relationships with our customers. In addition, the failure by these
manufacturers to ship products to us in a timely manner could cause us to miss the delivery date requirements of our
customers. The failure to make timely deliveries could cause customers to cancel orders, refuse to accept delivery of
products or demand reduced prices.
Additionally, our arrangements with foreign manufacturers subject us to risks of engaging in business abroad, including
currency fluctuations, political or labor instability and potential import restrictions, duties and tariffs. We do not maintain
insurance for the potential lost profits due to disruptions of our overseas manufacturers. Because our products are produced
abroad, most significantly in China and Vietnam, political or economic instability in China, Vietnam or elsewhere could
cause substantial disruption in the business of our foreign manufacturers. In February 2025, the current administration
imposed an additional 10% tariff on imports from China beyond the previous 25% tariff that was already in place. In
March 2025, the current administration announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on certain products imported
from China. The current administration has also indicated the potential for additional increases to tariffs on imports into the
United States for China as well as other countries. Products sourced from China represented approximately 33.2% of our
inventory purchased in fiscal 2025. Products sourced from Vietnam represented approximately 35.2% of our inventory
purchased in fiscal 2025. Additional tariffs imposed on products imported by us from China and potentially other countries
in our supply chain would increase our costs, require us to increase prices to our customers or, if we are unable to do so,
result in lower gross margins on the products sold by us.
While we source our products from many different manufacturers, we rely on a few manufacturers for a significant amount
of our products. In fiscal 2025, we sourced 21.7% and 18.0% of our purchases from two different vendors in Vietnam. In
fiscal 2025, we sourced 14.7% of our purchases from one vendor in China. The loss of key vendors or a disruption in
receipt of products from key vendors could adversely affect our ability to deliver goods to our customers on time and in the
requested quantities.
We are also dependent on these manufacturers for compliance with our policies and the policies of our licensors and
customers regarding labor practices employed by factories that manufacture product for us. Any failure by these
manufacturers to comply with required labor standards or any other divergence in their labor or other practices from those
generally considered ethical in the United States and the potential negative publicity relating to any of these events, could
result in a violation by us of our license agreements, and harm us and our reputation. In addition, a manufacturer’s failure
to comply with safety or content regulations and standards could result in substantial liability and harm to our reputation.
China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (the “XUAR”) is a significant source of cotton and textiles for the global
apparel supply chain. The United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) empowers the United States
Customs and Border Protection Agency (the “US CBP”) to withhold release of items produced in whole or in part in the
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XUAR or produced by companies included on a government-created UFLPA entity list, creating a presumption that such
goods were produced using forced labor. We have established controls designed to preclude sourcing any products or
materials from the XUAR (either directly or indirectly through our suppliers), and we prohibit our vendors from doing
business with facilities in the XUAR. If any of the vendors from which we purchase goods is found to have dealings,
directly or indirectly, with entities operating in the XUAR, our products or materials (including potentially non-cotton
materials) could be held or delayed by the US CBP, which could cause delays, impact our inventory levels and adversely
affect our ability to timely deliver our products to our customers.
We have foreign currency exposures relating to buying and selling in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, our
functional currency.
We have foreign currency exposure related to foreign denominated revenues and costs, which must be translated into U.S.
dollars. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect our reported earnings and the comparability
of period-to-period results of operations. In addition, while certain currencies (notably the Hong Kong dollar and Chinese
Renminbi) are currently managed in value in relation to the U.S. dollar by foreign central banks or governmental entities,
such conditions may change, thereby exposing us to various risks as a result.
Certain of our foreign operations purchase products from suppliers denominated in U.S. dollars and Euros, which may
expose such operations to increases in cost of goods sold (thereby lowering profit margins) as a result of foreign currency
fluctuations. Our exposures are primarily concentrated in the Euro. Changes in currency exchange rates may also affect the
relative prices at which we and our foreign competitors purchase and sell products in the same market and the cost of
certain items required in our operations. In addition, certain of our foreign operations have receivables or payables
denominated in currencies other than their functional currencies, which exposes such operations to foreign exchange losses
as a result of foreign currency fluctuations. Such fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We are not currently engaged in any hedging activities
to protect against currency risks. If there is downward pressure on the value of the dollar, our purchase prices for our
products could increase. We may not be able to offset an increase in product costs with a price increase to our customers.
We are subject to numerous risks associated with international operations.
Our ability to capitalize on the potential of our international operations, including to realize the benefits of our DKNY,
Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Vilebrequin and Sonia Rykiel businesses and successfully expand into international markets,
is subject to risks associated with international operations. These include:
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the burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws and regulations, including trade and labor restrictions;
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local product preferences and product requirements;
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more stringent regulation relating to privacy and data protection, including with respect to the collection, use and
processing of personal information, particularly in Europe;
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more stringent regulation relating to privacy and data access to, or use of, commercial or personal information,
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less rigorous protection of intellectual property;
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compliance with United States and other country laws relating to foreign operations, including the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits U.S. companies from making improper payments to foreign officials for
the purpose of obtaining or retaining business;
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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements; and
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new tariffs or other barriers in international markets.
We are also subject to general political and economic risks in connection with our international operations, including:
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political instability and terrorist attacks;
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changes in diplomatic and trade relationships; and
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general and economic fluctuations in specific countries or markets, particularly uncertain economic conditions in
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Changes in regulatory, geopolitical, social or economic policies and other factors may have a material adverse effect on our
international business in the future or may require us to exit a particular market or significantly modify our current business
practices.
Risks Related to Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Information Technology
Laws on privacy continue to evolve, and place further limits on how we collect or use customer information could
adversely affect our business.
We collect, store and process customer information primarily for marketing purposes and to improve the services we
provide. There are numerous laws and regulations regarding privacy and the storage, sharing, use, processing, transfer,
disclosure and protection of personal data, the scope of which is changing, subject to differing interpretations, and may be
inconsistent between states within a country or between countries. For example, the European Union General Data
Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) creates significantly greater compliance burdens and costs for companies with users and
operations in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Under GDPR, fines of up to 20 million Euros or 4% of a company’s
annual global revenues, whichever is greater, can be imposed for violations.
In the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulates how we may collect, use, and process
personal data of California residents, and provides California residents with certain rights regarding their personal data.
Several other states have enacted comprehensive privacy legislation similar to the CCPA. To comply with the U.S. state
laws that are applicable to us, we have updated our data processing practices and policies. However, further modifications
to our data processing practices and policies may be required as the U.S. state and federal regulatory landscape continues to
evolve, which may require us to incur substantial compliance-related costs and expenses.
Non-compliance with privacy laws and regulations could result in penalties or significant legal liability. Although we make
reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject
to regulatory action, including fines, in the event of non-compliance. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and
regulations, we may be subject to legal exposure, as well as financial and reputational damage, which could impact our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any additional limitations imposed on the use of consumer information by federal, state, local or foreign governments,
could have an adverse effect on our future marketing activities. Governmental focus on data security and/or privacy may
lead to additional legislation or regulations. As a result, we may have to modify our business to further improve data
security and privacy compliance, which would result in increased expenses and operating complexity, or in ways that
negatively affect our or our third-party service providers’ business, results of operations or financial condition. To the
extent our, or our business partners’, security procedures and protection of consumer information prove to be insufficient or
inadequate, we may become subject to litigation or other claims, fines, penalties or other obligations, which could expose
us to liability and cause damage to our reputation, brand and results of operations.
We are subject to rules relating to the processing of credit card payments. Failure to comply with these rules could
result in an ability to process payments which would adversely affect our retail business.
Because we process and transmit payment card information, we are subject to the Payment Card Industry (“PCI”) Data
Security Standard (the “Standard”), and card brand operating rules (“Card Rules”). The Standard is a comprehensive set of
requirements for enhancing payment account data security that was developed by the PCI Security Standards Council to
help facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures. We are required by Card Rules to comply with the
Standard, and our failure to do so may result in fines or restrictions on our ability to accept payment cards. Under certain
circumstances specified in the Card Rules, we may be required to submit to periodic audits, self-assessments or other
assessments of our compliance with the Standard. Such activities may reveal that we have failed to comply with the
Standard. If an audit, self-assessment or other test determines that we need to take steps to remediate any deficiencies, such
remediation efforts may distract the management team of our retail business and require it to undertake disruptive, costly
and time-consuming remediation efforts. In addition, even if we comply with the Standard, there is no assurance that we
will be protected from a security breach, which may materially affect our reputation and our ability to conduct our
business. Further, changes in technology and processing procedures may result in changes to the Card Rules. Such changes
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may require us to make significant investments in operating systems and technology that may impact our business. Failure
to keep up with changes in technology could result in the loss of business. Failure to comply with the Standard or Card
Rules could result in losing certification under the PCI standards and an inability to process payments.
Our systems, and those of our third-party vendors, containing personal information and payment data of our customers,
employees, and other third parties could be breached, which could subject us to adverse publicity, costly government
enforcement actions or private litigation, and expenses.
We rely heavily on information systems to manage operations, including a full range of financial, sourcing, retail and
merchandising systems, and regularly make investments to upgrade, enhance or replace these systems. The reliability and
capacity of our information systems is critical. The failure of our information technology systems to perform as we
anticipate could disrupt our business and could result in transaction errors, processing inefficiencies and the loss of sales
and customers, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations to
suffer. Despite our preventative efforts (including those described in “Cybersecurity”), our systems are vulnerable from
time to time to damage or interruption from, among other things, security breaches, cyber-attacks, computer viruses,
ransomware, power outages, fire, natural disasters, systems failures and other technical malfunctions. Increased cyber-
security threats pose a potential risk to the security and viability of our information technology systems, as well as the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data stored on those systems. We have outsourced elements of our IT
systems, including to cloud-based solution vendors, and use third-party vendors in other aspects of our operations and, as a
result, a number of third-party vendors may or could have access to confidential information. Our third-party vendors have
experienced service interruptions and cyber-attacks in the past, and we expect they will continue. If our information
technology systems suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown, by unintentional or malicious actions of employees and
contractors or by cyber-attacks, and our business continuity plans do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner,
we could experience business disruptions, reputational damage, transaction errors, processing inefficiencies, increased
overhead costs, excess inventory, product shortages and a loss of important information, causing our business, financial
condition and results of operations to be adversely affected. Any disruptions affecting our information systems could have
a material adverse impact on the operation of our business. We could also be required to spend significant financial and
other resources to remedy the damage caused by a security breach or to repair or replace networks and information
systems. In addition, our ability to continue to operate our business without significant interruption in the event of a
disaster or other disruption depends in part on the ability of our information systems to operate in accordance with our
disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
Cyber criminals are constantly devising new, sophisticated schemes to circumvent information technology security
safeguards, including through the use of artificial intelligence, and other retailers have suffered serious data security
breaches. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion, including by
computer hackers, foreign governments, and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity, and
sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. We may not be able to anticipate
all types of security threats, and we may not be able to implement preventive measures effective against all such security
threats. The techniques used by cyber criminals change frequently, may not be recognized until launched, and can originate
from a wide variety of sources, including outside groups such as external service providers, organized crime affiliates,
terrorist organizations, or hostile foreign governments or agencies. It is possible that we or our third-party vendors may
experience cybersecurity and other breach incidents that remain undetected for an extended period. Even when a security
breach is detected, the full extent of the breach may not be determined immediately. The costs to us to mitigate network
security issues, bugs, viruses, worms, malicious software programs and security vulnerabilities could be significant.
We regularly implement business process improvement and information technology initiatives intended to optimize our
operational and financial performance. Transitioning to these new or upgraded processes and systems requires significant
capital investments and personnel resources. We may also experience difficulties in implementing or operating our new or
upgraded business processes or information technology systems, including, but not limited to, ineffective or inefficient
operations, significant system failures, system outages, delayed implementation and loss of system availability, which
could lead to increased implementation and/or operational costs, loss or corruption of data, delayed shipments, excess
inventory and interruptions of operations resulting in lost sales and/or profits.
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While we devote significant resources to network security, backup and disaster recovery, enhanced training and other
security measures to protect our systems and data, security measures cannot provide absolute security or guarantee that we
will be successful in preventing or responding to every breach or disruption on a timely basis. In addition, due to the
constantly evolving nature of security threats, we cannot predict the form and impact of any future incident, and the cost
and operational expense of implementing, maintaining and enhancing protective measures to guard against increasingly
complex and sophisticated cyber threats could increase significantly. If any of these risks materialize, our reputation and
our ability to conduct our business may be materially adversely affected.
A data security or privacy breach could adversely affect our business.
We collect, process, transmit and store personal, sensitive and confidential information, including our proprietary business
information and that of consumers (including users of our websites) and our wholesale partners, distributors, employees,
suppliers and business partners. The protection of customer, employee and company data is critical to us. Customers have a
high expectation that we will adequately protect their personal information from cyberattack or other security breaches. A
significant breach of customer, employee, or company data could damage our reputation and result in lost sales, fines, or
lawsuits. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations and business
strategy. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by
hackers or breaches due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach or attack could compromise
our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen.
Because the methods used to obtain unauthorized access change frequently and may not be immediately detected, we may
be unable to anticipate these methods or promptly implement preventative measures. Any such access, disclosure or other
loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal
information, disrupt our operations and the services we provide to customers and damage our reputation, which could
adversely affect our business, revenues and competitive position.
We are also reliant on the security practices of our third-party service providers. We require that third-party service
providers implement reasonable security measures to protect our customers’ identity and privacy. We do not, however,
control these third-party service providers and cannot guarantee that no electronic or physical computer break-ins and
security breaches will occur in the future. The services provided by these third parties have been, and will likely continue
to be, subject to the same risk of outages, other failures and security breaches that we are subject to. If these third parties
fail to adhere to adequate security practices, or experience a breach of their systems, the data of our employees and
customers may be improperly accessed, used or disclosed. Any loss or interruption to our systems or the services provided
by third parties, and the other risks from cybersecurity threats, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or
results of operations. Although the aggregate impact of cybersecurity breaches has not been material to date, we have been
subject to cybersecurity incidents in the past, including within the last three years, and expect them to continue as
cybersecurity threats evolve in sophistication. We cannot provide any assurances that such events will not occur and
impacts therefrom will not be material in the future.
Artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that can impact our business including by posing security risks to
our confidential information, proprietary information, and personal data.
Issues in the development and use of artificial intelligence, combined with an uncertain regulatory environment, may result
in reputational harm, liability, or other adverse consequences to our business operations. As with many technological
innovations, artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that could impact our business. While we have not
currently adopted and integrated generative artificial intelligence tools in our business operations, we may do so in the
future for specific use cases reviewed by legal and information security. Our vendors may incorporate generative artificial
intelligence tools into their offerings without disclosing this use to us, and the providers of these generative artificial
intelligence tools may not meet existing or rapidly evolving regulatory or industry standards with respect to privacy and
data protection and may inhibit our or our vendors’ ability to maintain an adequate level of service and experience. If we,
our vendors, or our third-party partners experience an actual or perceived breach of privacy or security incident because of
the use of generative artificial intelligence, we may lose valuable intellectual property and confidential information and our
reputation and the public perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed. Further, bad actors
around the world use increasingly sophisticated methods, including the use of artificial intelligence, to engage in illegal
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activities involving the theft and misuse of personal information, confidential information, and intellectual property. Any of
these outcomes could damage our reputation, result in the loss of valuable property and information, and adversely impact
our business.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
Changes in trade policies and tariffs imposed by the United States government and the governments of other nations
could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Changes in laws and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the territories or
countries where we currently sell our products or conduct our business could adversely affect our business. U.S.
presidential administrations have instituted or proposed changes in trade policies that include the negotiation or termination
of trade agreements, the imposition of higher tariffs on imports into the U.S., economic sanctions on individuals,
corporations or countries, and other government regulations affecting trade between the U.S. and other countries where we
conduct our business. For example, the current administration has imposed tariffs on imports from China and has
announced plans to impose broad-based tariffs on imports from many other countries, including Canada, Mexico and
countries in the European Union. It may be time-consuming and expensive for us to alter our business operations in order
to adapt to or comply with any such changes.
In addition, changes or proposed changes in the trade policies of the U.S. or other countries may result in restrictions and
economic disincentives to international trade. Tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy have in the past and could in
the future trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries. Certain foreign governments have instituted or are considering
imposing retaliatory measures on certain U.S. goods. For example, China has recently implemented tariffs on imports from
the United States, in light of the newly imposed tariffs on Chinese goods by the current administration. Further, any
emerging protectionist or nationalist trends either in the U.S. or in other countries could affect the trade environment. G-III,
similar to other companies that conduct their business internationally, does a significant amount of business that would be
impacted by changes to the trade policies of the U.S. and foreign countries (including governmental action related to tariffs,
international trade agreements, or economic sanctions). Such changes have the potential to adversely impact the U.S.
economy or certain sectors thereof or the economy of another country in which we conduct operations. They could also
adversely affect our industry and the global demand for our products, and as a result, our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be adversely affected.
Changes in tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities could impact our business.
Changes to U.S. and international tax laws could have a negative impact on our results of operations. We operate in many
different countries and the tax rates vary by jurisdiction. We may pay additional taxes if tax rates increase in the
jurisdictions in which we operate, or laws, regulations or treaties in the jurisdictions in which we operate are modified. Tax
returns that we file are also subject to audit by various federal, state and international tax regimes, the resolution of which
may also result in us paying more taxes than we had reserved for. We also have many transactions between our
subsidiaries. We believe these transactions are at arms-length and that we have the proper transfer pricing documentation in
place, but our transfer pricing could be challenged by tax authorities resulting in additional tax liabilities.
Our future effective tax rate could be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including changes in our business
operations, changes in tax laws or rulings, or developments in government tax examinations. A number of countries are
actively pursuing fundamental changes to the tax laws applicable to multinational companies. Furthermore, tax authorities
may choose to examine or investigate our tax reporting or tax liability, including an examination of our existing transfer
pricing policies. Adverse outcomes from examinations may lead to adjustments to our income tax liabilities or provisions
for uncertain tax positions.
In December 2022, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) announced that EU member states reached an agreement to
implement the minimum tax component of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s international
tax reform initiative, known as Pillar Two. The Pillar Two Model Rules provide for a global minimum tax of 15% for
multinational enterprise groups, and is effective for fiscal 2025. While the rules did not have a material impact on our
effective tax rate or financial results for fiscal 2025, we continue to monitor our operations and evolving tax
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legislation in the jurisdictions in which we operate. A material change in tax laws or policies, or their interpretation, related
to the Pillar Two Model Rules could result in a higher effective tax rate and have an adverse effect on our financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are required to pay taxes other than income taxes, such as payroll, sales, use, value-added, net worth, property and
goods and services taxes, in both the United States and various other jurisdictions. Tax authorities regularly examine these
non-income taxes. The outcomes from these examinations, changes in the business, changes in applicable tax rules or other
tax matters may have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
We are subject to significant corporate regulation as a public company and failure to comply with applicable
regulations could subject us to liability or negatively affect the market price of our securities.
As a publicly traded company, we are subject to a significant body of regulation, including the reporting requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global
Select Market, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of
2010. The SEC and Nasdaq regularly propose and adopt new regulatory requirements.
The internal control over financial reporting required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may not prevent or detect
misstatements because of certain of its limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or
overriding of controls, or fraud. As a result, even effective internal controls may not provide reasonable assurances with
respect to the preparation and presentation of financial statements. We cannot provide assurance that, in the future, our
management will not find a material weakness in connection with its annual review of our internal control over financial
reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We also cannot provide assurance that we could correct any
such weakness to allow our management to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the
end of our fiscal year in time to enable our independent registered public accounting firm to state that such assessment will
have been fairly stated in our Annual Report on Form 10-K or state that we have maintained effective internal control over
financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year. Discovery and disclosure of a material weakness in our internal control
over financial reporting could have a material impact on our financial statements and could cause the market price of our
securities to decline.
While we have developed and instituted corporate compliance programs and continue to update our programs in response
to newly implemented or changing regulatory requirements, we cannot provide assurance that we are or will be in
compliance with all potentially applicable corporate regulations. If we fail to comply with any of these regulations, we
could be subject to a range of regulatory actions, fines or other sanctions or litigation.
The national security law implemented in Hong Kong may result in disruptions to our business operations in Hong
Kong and additional tariffs and trade restrictions.
In June 2020, a new security law was put into effect that changes the way Hong Kong has been governed since the territory
was handed over by England to China in 1997. This law increases the power of the central government in Beijing over
Hong Kong, limits the civil liberties of residents of Hong Kong and could restrict their ability to conduct business in the
same way as in the past on a go forward basis. The U.S. State Department has announced the U.S. would no longer
consider Hong Kong to have significant autonomy from China which could end some or all of the U.S. government’s
special trade and economic relations with Hong Kong. This may result in disruption to our offices and employees located
in Hong Kong, as well as the shipment of our products from Hong Kong. The potential disruption to our business
operations in Hong Kong and additional tariffs and trade restrictions resulting from this security law, as well as any future
additional security laws, could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. In March 2024, Hong Kong passed
additional national security legislation. The Company is not yet able to determine the effect, if any, this new security
legislation may have on its business or results of operations.
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Other Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Common Stock
The price of our common stock has fluctuated significantly and could continue to fluctuate significantly.
Between February 1, 2022 and March 19, 2025, the market price of our common stock has ranged from a low of $11.60 to
a high of $36.18 per share. The market price of our common stock may change significantly in response to various factors
and events beyond our control, including:
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fluctuations in our quarterly revenues or those of our competitors as a result of seasonality or other factors;
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a shortfall in revenues or net income from that expected by securities analysts and investors;
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changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our financial performance or the financial performance of our
competitors or companies in our industry generally;
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announcements concerning our competitors;
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changes in product pricing policies by our competitors or our customers;
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changes in tariff and trade policies;
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general conditions in our industry; and
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general conditions in the securities markets.
Our actual financial results might vary from our publicly disclosed financial forecasts.
From time to time, we have publicly disclosed financial forecasts. Our forecasts reflect numerous assumptions concerning
our expected performance, as well as other factors that are beyond our control and that might not turn out to be correct. As
a result, variations from our forecasts could be material. Our financial results are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainties, including those identified throughout this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K and in the documents incorporated by reference in this Annual Report. If our actual financial results are worse
than our financial forecasts or forecasts provided by outside investment analysts, or others, the price of our common stock
may decline. Investors who rely on these predictions when making investment decisions with respect to our securities do so
at their own risk. We take no responsibility for any losses suffered as a result of such changes in our stock price. We do not
have any responsibility to provide financial forecasts going forward or to update any of our forward-looking statements at
such times or otherwise.
We recorded significant charges for the impairment of goodwill during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 which caused
us to report a net loss for fiscal 2023 and we recorded charges for the impairment of trademarks during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025. If our trademarks and other intangibles become impaired, we may be required to
record additional charges to earnings.
As of January 31, 2025, we had trademarks and other intangibles in an aggregate amount of $636.0 million, or
approximately 26% of our total assets and approximately 38% of our stockholders’ equity. Approximately $390.7 million
of our trademarks and other intangibles was recorded in connection with our acquisition of DKNY and Donna Karan and
approximately $177.0 million of our trademarks and other intangibles was recorded in connection with our acquisition of
Karl Lagerfeld.
Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we review our goodwill and other
indefinite life intangibles for impairment annually as of January 31 of each fiscal year and when events or changes in
circumstances warrant. A significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization or deterioration in our projected
results could result in an impairment of our trademarks and/or other intangibles, or any future goodwill. Other events or
changes may indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable due to factors such as reduced estimates of future cash
flows and profitability, increased cost of debt or slower growth rates in our industry. Estimates of future cash flows and
profitability are based on an updated long-term financial outlook of our operations. However, actual performance in the
near-term or long-term could be materially different from these forecasts, which could impact future estimates.
As of January 31, 2023, we were required to record a $347.2 million charge to earnings in our financial statements as our
goodwill was determined to be fully impaired as a result of our decline in market capitalization. As of January 31, 2024,
we were required to record a $5.9 million charge to earnings in our financial statements as our Sonia Rykiel trademark
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was determined to be partially impaired as a result of the performance of the brand. As of January 31, 2025, we were
recorded a $7.4 million charge to earnings in our financial statements as our Sonia Rykiel trademark was determined to be
fully impaired as a result of the performance of the brand.
We may be required to record additional significant charges to earnings in our financial statements during a period in which
an impairment of our trademarks and other intangible assets is determined to exist which could negatively affect our results
of operations and the market price of our securities.
The focus by stakeholders on corporate responsibility issues, including those associated with environmental, social and
governance issues, as well as matters of significance related to sustainability, could result in additional costs or risks
and adversely impact our reputation.
There is a focus from our stakeholders, including consumers, employees and institutional investors, on corporate social
responsibility matters, which we refer to as CSR, associated with environmental, social and governance issues and
sustainability practices. Although we have disclosed our corporate social responsibility strategy and increased focus on
these issues, there can be no assurance that our stakeholders will agree with our strategy or that we will be successful in
achieving our goals. If our CSR practices do not meet investor or other industry stakeholder expectations and standards,
which continue to evolve, our brands, reputation and customer and employee retention may be negatively impacted. It is
possible that stakeholders may not be satisfied with our CSR practices or the speed of adoption. We could also incur
additional costs and require additional resources to monitor, report and comply with our CSR practices. In addition, our
failure, or perceived failure, to meet the standards included in any sustainability disclosure could negatively impact our
reputation, employee retention and the willingness of our customers and suppliers to do business with us. Our processes
and controls for reporting CSR and sustainability matters across our operations and supply chain are evolving along with
multiple disparate standards for identifying, measuring, and reporting related metrics, including related disclosures that
may be required by the SEC, European and other regulators. Such standards may change over time, which could result in
significant revisions to our current goals, reported progress in achieving such goals, or ability to achieve such goals in the
future. New government regulations could also result in new or more stringent forms of oversight and expanded mandatory
and voluntary reporting, diligence, and disclosure. Failure to comply with governmental regulations, implement our
strategy or achieve our goals could result in penalties and/or damage our reputation, causing our investors or consumers to
lose confidence in us and our brands, and negatively impact our operations.
Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
Our indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and our ability to obtain financing in
the future and to react to changes in our business.
In fiscal 2025, we amended and restated our ABL Credit Agreement that provides for borrowings of up to $700.0 million,
subject to borrowing base availability. In fiscal 2025, we used cash on hand and borrowings from our revolving credit
facility to voluntarily redeem the entire $400.0 million principal amount of our Senior Secured Notes. In fiscal 2024, we
repaid $125.0 million of debt pursuant to the note issued to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. (the “LVMH Note”)
that constituted a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of DKNY and Donna Karan.
Any debt we incur in the future could limit our ability to satisfy our obligations, limit our ability to operate our business
and impair our competitive position.
For example, it could:
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make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement;
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increase our vulnerability to adverse economic and general industry conditions, including interest rate
fluctuations, because a portion of our borrowings are and will continue to be at variable rates of interest;
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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, which
would reduce the availability of our cash flow from operations to fund working capital, capital expenditures or
other general corporate purposes;
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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry;
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place us at a disadvantage compared to competitors that may have proportionately less debt;
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limit our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing due to applicable financial and restrictive covenants
in our debt agreements; and
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increase our cost of borrowing.
The ABL Credit Agreement imposes significant operating and financial restrictions that may limit our current and
future operating flexibility, particularly our ability to respond to changes in the economy or our industry or to take
certain actions, which could harm our long term interests and may limit our ability to make payments under the ABL
Credit Agreement or satisfy our other obligations.
The ABL Credit Agreement imposes significant operating and financial restrictions on us. These restrictions limit our
ability, among other things, to:
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incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness (including guarantees thereof);
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pay dividends or certain other distributions on our capital stock or repurchase our capital stock or prepay
subordinated indebtedness;
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prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt;
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issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities;
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incur liens on assets;
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make certain loans, investments or other restricted payments;
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allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other
payments to us;
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engage in transactions with affiliates;
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alter the business that we conduct; and
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sell certain assets or merge or consolidate with or into other companies.
As a result of these restrictions, we may be:
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limited in how we conduct our business;
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unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns; or
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unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.
A breach of the covenants under the ABL Credit Agreement could result in an event of default under the applicable
indebtedness. Such a default, if not cured or waived, may allow creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in the
acceleration of any other debt that is subject to an applicable cross-acceleration or cross-default provision. In addition, an
event of default under the ABL Credit Agreement would permit the lenders thereunder to terminate all commitments to
extend further credit under that Agreement. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under
the ABL Credit Agreement, those lenders could proceed against the collateral securing such indebtedness.
Our ability to continue to have the necessary liquidity to operate our business may be adversely impacted by a number of
factors, including uncertain conditions in the credit and financial markets, which could limit the availability and
increase the cost of financing. A deterioration of our results of operations and cash flow resulting from decreases in
consumer spending, could, among other things, impact our ability to comply with financial covenants in the ABL Credit
Agreement.
Our historical sources of liquidity to fund ongoing cash requirements include cash flows from operations, cash and cash
equivalents, borrowings through our credit facility and equity offerings. The sufficiency and availability of credit may be
adversely affected by a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the tightening of the credit markets, including
lending by financial institutions who are sources of credit for our borrowing and liquidity; an increase in the cost of capital;
the reduced availability of credit; our ability to execute our strategy; the level of our cash flows, which will be impacted by
retailer and consumer acceptance of our products and the level of consumer discretionary spending; maintenance of
financial covenants included in our ABL Credit Agreement and interest rate fluctuations.
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Interest rates increased in fiscal 2024 and began to decrease in fiscal 2025. It is unclear whether the Federal Reserve will
increase, reduce or maintain the current interest rates in fiscal 2026. We cannot predict the future level of interest rates or
the effect of interest rates on the availability or aggregate cost of our borrowings. Higher interest rates increase the cost of
our borrowings under our revolving credit facility, may increase economic uncertainty and may negatively affect consumer
spending. Volatility in interest rates may adversely affect our business or our customers. If interest rates continue to
increase or are maintained at their current high level, our capacity to obtain necessary liquidity may be negatively
impacted. We cannot be certain that any additional required financing, whether debt or equity, will be available in amounts
needed or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
As of January 31, 2025, we were in compliance with the financial covenants in our credit facility. Compliance with these
financial covenants is dependent on the results of our operations, which are subject to a number of factors including current
economic conditions. The economic environment has at times resulted in lower consumer confidence and lower retail sales.
Adverse developments in the economy could lead to reduced consumer spending which could adversely impact our net
sales and cash flow, which could affect our compliance with our financial covenants. A violation of our covenants could
limit access to our credit facilities. Should such restrictions on our credit facilities and these factors occur, they could have
a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, including the ABL Credit Agreement,
and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and
operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial,
business and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will maintain a level of cash flows from
operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, including
the ABL Credit Agreement.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or
delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our
indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service
obligations. If our operating results and available cash are insufficient to meet our debt service obligations, we could face
substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and
other obligations. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or to obtain the proceeds that we could realize
from them, and these proceeds may not be adequate to meet any debt service obligations then due. Any future refinancing
of our indebtedness could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants which
could further restrict our business operations. Additionally, the ABL Credit Agreement will limit the use of the proceeds
from any disposition of our assets. As a result, the ABL Credit Agreement may prevent us from using the proceeds from
such dispositions to satisfy our debt service obligations.
Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our indebtedness service obligations
to increase significantly.
The borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. Our
debt service obligations on our variable rate indebtedness have increased in the past, when the Federal Reserve raised
interest rates several times in fiscal 2024 in response to concerns about inflation. Our net income and cash flows, including
cash available for servicing our indebtedness decreased due to the increase in our debt service obligations. Assuming all
revolving loans were fully drawn under the ABL Credit Agreement, each one percentage point change in interest rates
would result in a $7.0 million change in annual cash interest expense under the ABL Credit Agreement. Changes in market
interest rates may influence our financing costs and could reduce our earnings and cash flows.
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Our credit rating and ability to access well-functioning capital markets are important to our ability to secure future debt
financing on acceptable terms. Our credit ratings may not reflect all risks associated with our indebtedness.
Our access to the debt markets and the terms of such access depend on multiple factors including the condition of the debt
capital markets, our operating performance and our credit ratings. These ratings are based on a number of factors including
their assessment of our financial strength and financial policies. Our borrowing costs will be dependent to some extent on
the rating assigned to our debt. However, there can be no assurance that any particular rating assigned to us will remain in
effect for any given period of time or that a rating will not be changed or withdrawn by a rating agency if, in that rating
agency’s judgment, future circumstances relating to the basis of the rating so warrant. Incurrence of additional debt by us
could adversely affect our credit rating. Any disruptions or turmoil in the capital markets or any downgrade of our credit
rating could adversely affect our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets, which could
materially and adversely affect our business operations, financial condition and results of operations. In addition,
downgrading the credit rating of our debt securities or placing us on a watch list for possible future downgrading would
likely have an adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None.
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY.
Risk Management and Strategy
We have robust programs in place for assessing, identifying and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats. Our
approach leverages a comprehensive suite of security tools and initiatives, including but not limited to, Managed Security
Service Providers, Extended Detection and Response monitoring, internal reporting mechanisms, and advanced detection
and monitoring tools. Our information security program is continuously evaluated through internal audits and a range of
security exercises, including tabletop simulations, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and red team exercises.
Identified security gaps from these assessments are systematically integrated into our risk remediation processes and
incorporated into our security tools and applications to enhance our overall cybersecurity policies and procedures. In
addition, we conduct annual Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance reviews and independent third-
party penetration testing to ensure our defenses remain resilient and aligned with industry best practices.
Our global cybersecurity team is composed of multidisciplinary Information Technology (“IT”) professionals from key
regions, led by our Global Director of Cybersecurity. This team is responsible for providing comprehensive reporting to
executive management and auditors, covering cybersecurity threats, assessments, findings and strategic direction for future
improvements.
We ensure continuous endpoint monitoring in collaboration with a third-party cybersecurity firm. For high or critical
severity incidents, rapid response protocols are in place, including isolation, segmentation and forensic analysis by our
cybersecurity team. Additionally, we have engaged a dedicated third-party threat hunter to assist in identifying Indicators
of Compromise.
Our Global Director of Cybersecurity leads a quarterly cybersecurity governance meeting, bringing together IT teams from
all subsidiaries. This meeting serves as a forum to review ongoing and upcoming security initiatives, regulatory compliance
and industry best practices.
We conduct an annual tabletop exercise facilitated by an external cybersecurity specialist. This exercise simulates various
attack scenarios, testing our incident response plans and procedures to ensure effective threat detection, mitigation and
remediation. It also evaluates potential business impacts, including business continuity, backup strategies, data protection,
compliance, and regulatory requirements such as GDPR, CCPA and PCI. Participants include IT leadership, finance, legal,
insurance, and operations teams across all subsidiaries, ensuring a coordinated and well-prepared response to cybersecurity
threats.
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Our cybersecurity resilience is further strengthened through annual penetration testing performed by a leading third-party
firm. This assessment includes external and internal penetration testing, Wi-Fi security evaluations, social engineering
exercises and physical access testing. We leverage a vulnerability management platform to maintain comprehensive asset
visibility, systematically identify risks and prioritize remediation efforts. Additionally, all corporate employees with system
access must complete annual data protection and cybersecurity training to reinforce security awareness and compliance.
Our third-party IT vendors undergo independent audits to validate their compliance with System and Organization Controls
(“SOC”) 1 and SOC 2 standards. Vendor access to our networks is restricted to the applications necessary for their services.
We proactively assess vendor risk using third-party rating tools, quantifying vulnerabilities and engaging vendors in
remediation efforts to mitigate potential security threats.
To further enhance our risk mitigation strategy, we maintain annual cybersecurity insurance policies designed to offset
costs associated with covered cybersecurity incidents.
Governance
Our board of directors provides comprehensive oversight of enterprise risk management, including information security,
technology and cybersecurity threats. The audit committee of our board of directors is responsible for evaluating the
adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, particularly those designed to assess, identify and manage material
cybersecurity risks. The audit committee receives quarterly cybersecurity reports from the Chief Information Officer
(“CIO”) and cybersecurity team, detailing material risks, threats and mitigation efforts. In the event of a cybersecurity
incident, the Global Director of Cybersecurity or senior IT leadership will escalate the issue to the Disclosure Committee,
following the Incident Response Plan’s predefined escalation criteria. Security incidents are classified based on severity
(Critical, High, Medium), impact, and nature, ensuring efficient risk prioritization, resource allocation and incident
response management.
Our Disclosure Committee includes key executives and senior leadership, including the Executive Vice President, Chief
Growth and Operations Officer, Chief Financial Officer, CIO, Senior Vice President of Finance, Senior Vice President of
Investor Relations and Treasurer, Senior Vice President of Legal Counsel and Vice President of Legal Counsel.
Additionally, it comprises senior representatives from financial reporting, internal audit, financial planning and analysis,
and tax functions, ensuring a comprehensive approach to risk oversight and compliance.
Our CIO has over 28 years of experience leading our technology operations and more than 40 years of expertise in
information technology, spanning the banking and fashion apparel industries. Our Global Director of Cybersecurity has
over 20 years of experience in information technology, with a specialized focus of more than seven years in cybersecurity,
risk management, and compliance. He holds Certified Information Systems Security Professional (“CISSP”) and Certified
Ethical Hacker (“CEH”) credentials. Additionally, he serves as a governing body member for the New York Evanta CISO
community.
For further discussion of the risks associated with cybersecurity incidents, see our “Risks Related to Cybersecurity, Data
Privacy and Information Technology” under “Risk Factors.”
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
Corporate Offices, Showrooms and Distribution Center
We lease our corporate offices and showrooms, which are located in New York City, New York. At January 31, 2025, the
leases on our corporate offices and showrooms covered space of approximately 355,000 square feet and expire in 2034. We
also lease a distribution center which is located in Jamesburg, New Jersey. At January 31, 2025, the lease on our
distribution center covered space of approximately 583,000 square feet and expires in 2028. The majority of our
distribution centers are third-party service providers for which we do not enter into lease agreements.
Retail Stores
As of January 31, 2025, we operated 107 Vilebrequin retail stores, 49 DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris stores, 64 Karl
Lagerfeld stores and 1 Sonia Rykiel store.
Most leases for retail stores in the United States require us to pay annual minimum rent plus a contingent rent dependent on
the store’s annual sales in excess of a specified threshold. In addition, the leases generally require us to pay costs such as
real estate taxes and common area maintenance costs. Retail store leases are typically between three and ten years in
duration. Recently, store leases have been for shorter durations with an option to terminate if certain sales levels are not
met.
Our leases expire at varying dates through 2037. Vilebrequin has 59 stores located in Europe, 23 stores located in the
United States, 13 stores located in Asia, 9 stores located in Mexico and 3 stores in the Caribbean. DKNY has 12 stores
located in the United States and 2 stores located in Europe. Karl Lagerfeld Paris has 31 stores located in the United States
and 4 store located in Canada. Sonia Rykiel has 1 store located in Europe. Karl Lagerfeld has 64 stores located in Europe.
The following table indicates the periods during which our retail leases expire:
Number of
Fiscal Year Ending January 31,
Stores
2026
65
2027
26
2028
28
2029
29
2030 and thereafter
73
Total
221
For more information on our leases, please see Note 6 – Leases in the accompanying Notes to our Consolidated Financial
Statements in this Annual Report.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the ordinary course of our business, we are subject to periodic claims, investigations and lawsuits. Although we cannot
predict with certainty the ultimate resolution of claims, investigations and lawsuits, asserted against us, we do not believe
that any currently pending legal proceeding or proceedings to which we are a party will have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market For Common Stock
The Nasdaq Global Select Market is the principal United States trading market for our common stock. Our common stock
is traded under the symbol “GIII”.
On March 19, 2025, there were 15 holders of record and, we believe, approximately 23,300 beneficial owners of our
common stock.
Dividend Policy
Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) currently intends to follow a policy of retaining any earnings to finance the growth
and development of our business. Any future determination as to the payment of cash dividends will be dependent upon
our financial condition, results of operations and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth the repurchases of shares of our common stock during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025:
Date Purchased
Total Number of
Shares Purchased (1) (2)
Average Price Paid
Per Share (1)
Total Number of Share
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Program (2)
Maximum Number of
Shares that may yet be
Purchased Under the
Program (2)
November 1 - November 30, 2024
—
$
—
—
7,790,168
December 1 - December 31, 2024
1,443
29.63
—
7,790,168
January 1 - January 31, 2025
—
—
—
7,790,168
1,443
$
29.63
—
7,790,168
(1)
Included in this table are 1,443 shares withheld during December 2024 in connection with the settlement of vested restricted stock
units to satisfy tax withholding requirements. Our 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan provides that shares withheld are valued at the
closing price per share on the date withheld.
(2)
In August 2023, our Board of Directors reapproved our previously authorized share repurchase program and increased the number
of shares remaining under that program to 10,000,000 shares. This program has no expiration date. Repurchases under the program
may be made from time to time through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase programs, privately negotiated
transactions or other methods, as we deem appropriate.
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Performance Graph
The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with
the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that we specifically request that it be treated as
soliciting material or incorporate it by reference into such filing.
The SEC requires us to present a chart comparing the cumulative total stockholder return on our Common Stock with the
cumulative total stockholder return of (i) a broad equity market index and (ii) a published industry index or peer group.
This chart compares the Common Stock with (i) the S&P 500 Composite Index and (ii) the S&P 500 Textiles, Apparel and
Luxury Goods Index, and assumes an investment of $100 on January 31, 2020 in each of the Common Stock, the stocks
comprising the S&P 500 Composite Index and the stocks comprising the S&P 500 Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods
Index.
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Comparison of Cumulative Total Return
(January 31, 2020 — January 31, 2025)
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ITEM 6. [Reserved]
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATION.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “G-III,” “Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” refer to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and its
subsidiaries. References to fiscal years refer to the year ended or ending on January 31 of that year. For example, our
fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 is referred to as “fiscal 2025.”
We consolidate the accounts of all of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. Our DKNY and Donna Karan
business in China is operated by Fabco Holding B.V. (“Fabco”), a Dutch joint venture limited liability company that was
75% owned by us through April 16, 2024 and was treated as a consolidated majority-owned subsidiary. Effective April 17,
2024, we acquired the remaining 25% interest in Fabco that we did not previously own and, as a result, Fabco began being
treated as a wholly-owned subsidiary. AWWG Investments B.V. (“AWWG”) is a Dutch corporation that was 12.1% owned
by us from May 3, 2024 through July 18, 2024 and was accounted for using the cost method of accounting. Effective July
19, 2024, we acquired an additional 6.6% minority interest in AWWG, increasing our total ownership interest to 18.7%
and, as a result, AWWG began being accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Karl Lagerfeld Holding B.V.
(“KLH”) is a Dutch limited liability company that was 19% owned by us through May 30, 2022 and was accounted for
during that time using the equity method of accounting. Effective May 31, 2022, we acquired the remaining 81% interest in
KLH that we did not previously own and, as a result, KLH began being treated as a consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary.
KL North America B.V. (“KLNA”) is a Dutch joint venture limited liability that was 49% owned by us and 51% indirectly
owned by KLH through May 30, 2022 and was accounted for during that time using the equity method of accounting.
KLNA operates the Karl Lagerfeld business in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Effective May 31, 2022, KLNA
became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of us as a result of our acquisition of the remaining 81% interest in KLH we
did not previously own. The results of KLH are included in our consolidated financial statements beginning May 31, 2022.
All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Each of Vilebrequin International SA (“Vilebrequin”), a Swiss corporation that is wholly-owned by us, KLH, Fabco, Sonia
Rykiel, a Swiss Corporation that is wholly-owned by us, and AWWG report results on a calendar year basis rather than on
the January 31 fiscal year basis used by G-III. Accordingly, the results of Vilebrequin, KLH, Fabco, Sonia Rykiel and
AWWG are and will be included in our financial statements for the year ended or ending closest to G-III’s fiscal year. For
example, for G-III’s fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the results of Vilebrequin, KLH, Fabco, Sonia Rykiel and AWWG
are included for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended January 31, 2023, the results of KLH, which
includes KLNA, are included for the period from May 31, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The results of our previous
49% ownership interest in KLNA and 19% ownership interest in KLH are included for the period from January 1, 2022
through May 30, 2022. Our retail operations segment uses a 52/53-week fiscal year. Our fiscal year ended January 31, 2025
was a 52-week fiscal year for the retail operations segment. Our fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 was a 53-week fiscal
year for the retail operations segment. For fiscal 2025 and 2024, the retail operations segment ended on February 1, 2025
and February 3, 2024, respectively. In fiscal 2024, the net sales and operating results generated by the 53rd week of our
retail operations segment were not material.
The following presentation of management’s discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, the accompanying notes and other financial
information appearing elsewhere in this Report.
A discussion with respect to a comparison of the results of operations of fiscal 2024 compared to the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2023 (“fiscal 2023”), other financial information related to fiscal 2023 and information with respect to
Liquidity and Capital Resources at January 31, 2023 and for fiscal 2023 is contained under the headings “Results of
Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2024.
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Overview
G-III is a global leader in fashion with expertise in design, sourcing, distribution and marketing, which enables us to fuel
growth across a portfolio of over 30 globally recognized owned and licensed brands anchored by our key owned brands
DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin as well as other major brands that currently drive our business. We
develop product across a diverse range of lifestyle categories which include: outerwear, dresses, sportswear, suit separates,
athleisure, jeans, swimwear, as well as handbags, footwear, small leather goods, cold weather accessories and luggage. Our
brands are positioned to sell at various price points with global distribution across a diverse mix of channels and
geographies to reach a broad range of consumers, with approximately 77% and 23% of our net sales in fiscal 2025 being
generated in the United States and internationally, respectively. We also license the use of our trademarks to third parties
for product categories and in regions where we believe our licensees’ expertise can better serve our brands.
Our owned brands include DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Eliza J,
Jessica Howard, Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Wilsons Leather and Sonia Rykiel. We have an extensive portfolio of
well-known licensed brands, including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Halston, Levi’s, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan,
Vince Camuto, Dockers, Champion, Converse and BCBG. Through our licensed team sports business, we have
partnerships with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey
League and over 150 U.S. colleges and universities. We also source and sell products to major retailers for their own
private label programs.
Our products are sold through a cross section of leading retailers such as Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Dillard’s, Hudson’s Bay
Company, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, El Cortes Ingles, Kohl’s, Saks OFF 5TH, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s Ross Stores,
Burlington and Costco. We also sell our products using digital channels through retail partners such as macys.com,
bloomingdales.com, nordstrom.com and dillards.com, each of which operates significant digital businesses. In addition, we
sell to leading online retail partners such as Amazon, Fanatics, Zalando and Zappos.
We also distribute apparel and other products directly to consumers through our own DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl
Lagerfeld Paris and Vilebrequin retail stores, as well as through our digital sites for our DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl
Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Wilsons Leather and Sonia Rykiel brands.
We operate in fashion markets that are intensely competitive. Our ability to continuously evaluate and respond to changing
consumer demands and tastes, across multiple market segments, distribution channels and geographic areas is critical to
our success. Although our portfolio of brands is aimed at diversifying our risks in this regard, misjudging shifts in
consumer preferences could have a negative effect on our business. Our continued success depends on our ability to design
products that are accepted in the marketplace, source the manufacture of our products on a competitive basis and continue
to diversify our product portfolio and the markets we serve.
We believe that consumers prefer to buy brands they know, and we have continually sought to increase the portfolio of
name brands we can offer through different tiers of retail distribution, for a wide array of products at a variety of price
points. We have increased the portfolio of brands we offer through licenses, acquisitions and joint ventures. It is our
objective to continue to expand our product offerings and we are continually discussing new licensing opportunities with
brand owners and seeking to acquire established brands.
Recent Developments
Repositioning and Expansion of Donna Karan
We acquired the DKNY and Donna Karan brands, two of the most iconic American fashion brands, in December 2016. We
initially repositioned and relaunched DKNY and we have successfully grown the brand. In Spring 2024, we relaunched the
Donna Karan brand, which was our most successful launch to date, with new designs supported by powerful ad campaigns.
The brand is generating strong profitability for G-III with some of the highest AURs and sell-throughs across our portfolio.
Our new Donna Karan product is currently being distributed in the United States through our diversified distribution
network, including premier department stores, digital channels and our own Donna Karan website.
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We are focused on several initiatives to continue the momentum. The brand’s relaunch was in North America only, and we
expect to invest in growing the brand internationally as well as driving further awareness through marketing and expanding
into complementary categories through licensing. Donna Karan is widely considered to be a top fashion brand and is
recognized as one of the most famous designer names in American fashion. We believe that the strength of the Donna
Karan brand, along with our success with the DKNY brand, demonstrates the potential for our new Donna Karan products.
Strategic Investment in AWWG
In May 2024, we acquired a 12.1% minority interest in AWWG for €50.0 million ($53.6 million). AWWG is a global
fashion group and premier platform for international brands. AWWG owns a portfolio of brands including Hackett, Pepe
Jeans and Façonnable. In July 2024, we acquired an additional 6.6% minority interest in AWWG for €27.1 million ($29.1
million), increasing our total ownership interest to approximately 18.7%. This investment is intended to leverage AWWG’s
expertise and provide for synergies to support our international expansion priority through the development of our
operational platform in Europe. Additionally, in the intermediate term, we will also work to introduce Hackett and Pepe
Jeans in North America and we believe there is potential for both ours and AWWG’s brands to grow in each other’s
respective markets as we unlock synergies between our platforms.
License Agreements
In fiscal 2025, we entered into two new license agreements, which further complement and diversify our existing portfolio,
for (i) adult men’s and women’s apparel under the Converse brand and (ii) women’s apparel under the BCBG brand. In
fiscal 2024, we entered into license agreements (i) for women’s apparel under the Nautica brand, (ii) to design and produce
all categories of men’s and women’s product for the Halston brand and (iii) to design and produce men’s and women’s
outerwear collections for the Champion brand.
Each of these license agreements include an initial term of five-years with certain renewal options. The products produced
under these license agreements are distributed, or expected to be distributed, in North America through our diversified
distribution network, including premier department stores, digital channels, as well as other channels. Additionally, our
Halston and Converse product is expected to be distributed globally (excluding distribution in Japan for Converse product).
First deliveries of our Nautica product began in Spring 2024, and Halston and Champion product began in Fall 2024. First
deliveries of our Converse and BCBG products are expected to begin in Fall 2025.
We believe that significant opportunity exists in the categories subject to these license agreements where we have strong
expertise, and the products produced, or expected to be produced, under these license agreements align with G-III’s core
competencies.
Third Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement
In June 2024, we amended and restated our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility to provide for borrowings in
an aggregate principal amount of up to $700.0 million and to extend the maturity date to June 2029. See “Liquidity and
Capital Resources—Third Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement.”
Senior Secured Notes Redemption
In August 2024, we used cash on hand and borrowings from our revolving credit facility to voluntarily redeem the entire
$400.0 million principal amount of our 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) at a redemption price equal
to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Segments
We report based on two segments: wholesale operations and retail operations.
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Our wholesale operations segment includes sales of products to retailers under owned, licensed and private label brands, as
well as sales related to the Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin businesses, including from retail stores operated by Vilebrequin
and Karl Lagerfeld, other than sales of product under the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand generated by our retail stores and
digital sites. Wholesale revenues also include royalty revenues from license agreements related to our owned trademarks
including DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, G.H. Bass, Andrew Marc, Vilebrequin and Sonia Rykiel in product
categories we do not produce ourselves.
Our retail operations segment consists primarily of direct sales to consumers through our company operated stores and
product sales through our digital sites for the DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, G.H. Bass and Wilsons Leather
brands. As of January 31, 2025, our retail operations segment consisted of 49 company operated stores for our DKNY and
Karl Lagerfeld Paris brands, substantially all of which are operated as outlet stores in North America.
Trends Affecting Our Business
Industry Trends
Significant trends that affect the apparel industry include retail chains closing unprofitable stores, an increased focus by
retail chains and others on expanding digital sales and providing convenience-driven fulfillment options, the continued
consolidation of retail chains and the desire on the part of retailers to consolidate vendors supplying them.
We distribute our products through multiple channels, including online through retail partners such as macys.com,
bloomingdales.com, nordstrom.com and dillards.com, each of which operates a significant online business. In addition, we
sell to leading online retail partners such as Amazon, Fanatics, Zalando and Zappos. We also distribute apparel and other
products directly to consumers through our own DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld and Vilebrequin retail stores, as well as through
our digital sites for our DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Wilsons
Leather and Sonia Rykiel brands. As sales of apparel through digital channels continue to increase, we are developing
additional digital marketing initiatives on both our own web sites and third party web sites and through social media. We
are investing in digital personnel, marketing, logistics, planning, distribution and other strategic opportunities to expand
our digital footprint.
A number of retailers have experienced financial difficulties, which in some cases have resulted in bankruptcies,
liquidations and/or store closings. The financial difficulties of a retail customer of ours could result in reduced business
with that customer. We may also assume higher credit risk relating to receivables of a retail customer experiencing
financial difficulty that could result in higher reserves for doubtful accounts or increased write-offs of accounts receivable.
We attempt to mitigate credit risk from our customers by closely monitoring accounts receivable balances and shipping
levels, as well as the ongoing financial performance and credit standing of customers.
Retailers are seeking to differentiate their offerings by devoting more resources to the development of exclusive products,
whether by focusing on their own private label products or on products produced exclusively for a retailer by a national
brand manufacturer. Exclusive brands are only made available to a specific retailer. As a result, customers loyal to their
brands can only find them in the stores of that retailer.
We have attempted to respond to general trends in our industry by continuing to focus on selling products with recognized
brand equity, by attention to design, quality and value and by improving our sourcing capabilities. We have also responded
with the strategic acquisitions made by us, such as our purchase of the interests not previously owned by us that resulted in
Karl Lagerfeld becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary, new license agreements entered into by us, such as our recent
license agreements for the Nautica, Halston, Champion, Converse and BCBG brands and investments to accelerate our
strategic priorities, such as our investment in AWWG. Our actions added to our portfolio of licensed and proprietary brands
and helped diversify our business by adding new product lines and expanding distribution channels. We believe that our
broad distribution capabilities help us to respond to the various shifts by consumers between distribution channels and that
our operational capabilities will enable us to continue to be a vendor of choice for our retail partners.
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Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger Licenses
The sale of licensed products is an important part of our business. Net sales of products under the Calvin Klein and Tommy
Hilfiger brands constituted approximately 34.0% of our net sales in fiscal 2025 and approximately 41.0% of our net sales
in fiscal 2024.
Our licenses for Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger products expire on a staggered basis beginning on December 31, 2024
and continuing through December 31, 2027. We have the right to request an extension of the Calvin Klein and Tommy
Hilfiger licenses for the women’s suits category through December 31, 2029. PVH Corp., the owner of Calvin Klein and
Tommy Hilfiger, has indicated publicly that it will produce these products itself once the license agreements expire. Unless
we are able to increase the sales of our other products, acquire new businesses and/or enter into other license agreements
covering different products, the staggered expirations of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger license agreements will
cause a significant decrease in our net sales and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Excluding licenses that we have the right to request a term extension, the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger licenses that
expired in fiscal 2025 or have expirations in our upcoming fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2028 years contributed the following
net sales to our total net sales in in fiscal 2025:
Portion of Total G-III Fiscal 2025 Net Sales
$
%
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger license expirations by date:
December 31, 2024
$
174,279
5 %
December 31, 2025
467,834
15 %
December 31, 2026
300,503
9 %
December 31, 2027
26,034
1 %
In fiscal 2025, we experienced a $188.4 million decrease in net sales of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger licensed
products which were more than offset by a $254.4 million increase in net sales of our DKNY, Donna Karan and Karl
Lagerfeld products. In fiscal 2024, we experienced a $278.4 million decrease in net sales of Calvin Klein and Tommy
Hilfiger licensed products which were partially offset by a $139.1 million increase in net sales of our DKNY and Karl
Lagerfeld products. Our relaunch of our Donna Karan brand began in Spring 2024 and did not have a significant impact on
net sales in fiscal 2024. We also recognize higher gross profit percentages on sales of products under our owned brands.
While our recent ability to offset decreases in net sales of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger licensed products either in full
or in part does not guarantee our ability to continue to do so in the future, we believe we will achieve strong growth of our
owned brands. We will take strategic actions to mitigate the loss of this business by continuing to develop and expand our
owned brands, such as DKNY, Donna Karan and Karl Lagerfeld, through new product lines, marketing initiatives,
international growth and executing on digital channel business opportunities. We also seek to expand sales in our go-
forward portfolio of licensed brands, including our team sports business, as well as through our recent licenses for the
Nautica, Halston and Champion brands that launched in fiscal 2025 and the Converse and BCBG brands that will launch in
fiscal 2026.
Political Environment
The potential impact of new policies that may be implemented as a result of the new administration is currently uncertain.
Any resulting changes in international trade relations, legislation and regulations (including those related to taxation and
importation), economic and monetary policies, heightened diplomatic tensions or political and civil unrest, among other
potential impacts, could adversely impact the global economy and our operating results.
Tax Laws and Regulations
In December 2022, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) announced that EU member states reached an agreement to
implement the minimum tax component of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s international
tax reform initiative, known as Pillar Two. The Pillar Two Model Rules provide for a global minimum tax of 15% for
multinational enterprise groups and is effective for fiscal 2025. While these rules did not have a material impact
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on our effective tax rate or financial results for fiscal 2025, we will continue to monitor our operations and evolving tax
legislation in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law which contains several tax-related
provisions. Among other effects, the IRA created an excise tax of 1% on stock repurchases by publicly traded U.S.
corporations effective after December 31, 2022. The excise tax on common stock repurchases is classified as an additional
cost of the stock acquired included in treasury stock in shareholders’ equity. The excise tax did not have a material impact
on our results of operations and cash flows as of and for the year ended January 31, 2025.
Tariffs, Inflation and Interest Rates
Recent developments in the U.S. trade policy have introduced uncertainty regarding the future of global trade relations.
The current administration has made numerous announcements and taken actions to increase tariffs and impose other trade
restrictions regarding imports into the United States. We source all of our products from a global network of independent,
third-party manufacturers, primarily located in Asia. Any new or increased tariffs, quotas, embargoes or other trade barriers
could impact our supply chain and cost structure. Additionally, retaliatory measures by affected countries could further
disrupt our operations or reduce our competitiveness in international markets. We continue to monitor these changing
tariffs and trade restrictions. We will attempt to mitigate the impact of new and increased tariffs by working with our long
standing vendors to participate in the increased costs, increasing prices where possible and continuing to look for
alternative sourcing options.
Inflationary pressures have impacted the entire economy, including our industry. Recent high rates of inflation, including
increased fuel and food prices, have led to a softening of consumer demand and increased promotional activity in the
apparel categories we sell. Ongoing inflation may lead to further challenges to increase our sales and may also negatively
impact our cost structure and labor costs in the future.
The Federal Reserve increased interest rates several times in fiscal 2024 in response to concerns about inflation. The
Federal Reserve began to decreased interest rates in fiscal 2025, however it is unclear whether the Federal Reserve will
reduce, increase or maintain the current rates in the future. Higher interest rates increase the cost of our borrowing under
our revolving credit facility, may increase economic uncertainty and may negatively affect consumer spending. Volatility in
interest rates may adversely affect our business or our customers. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, it may make
any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult to obtain in a timely manner or on favorable terms, or at all.
Foreign Currency Fluctuation
Our consolidated operations are impacted by the relationships between our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar, and those of
our non-United States subsidiaries whose functional/local currency is other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro.
Volatility in the global foreign currency exchange rates may have a negative impact on the reported results of certain of our
non-United States subsidiaries in the future, when translated to the U.S. dollar.
Supply Chain
The global supply chain continues to be negatively impacted by various factors, including the ongoing disruptions in the
Red Sea, port congestion and capacity shortages in Asia, and the recent and threatened port strikes in the United States,
Gulf Coast and Canada.
Conflicts in the Middle East have caused major disruptions to global supply chains by impacting critical shipping routes
through the Suez Canal and Red Sea for cargo, adding time and cost to shipments. Recent strike actions in the United
States have caused importers to shift goods from the East Coast to the West Coast creating congestion at West Coast ports,
as well as through Canadian ports which are smaller and unable to effectively manage the additional volume. This shift has
led to congestion and rail delays within Canada. European ports are also experiencing congestion due to the disruption of
timing and arrivals due to Red Sea diversions. This congestion may worsen in the first half of fiscal 2026.
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Although our business has not been significantly impacted by such disruptions, we have experienced shipping delays,
impacting the timing of inventory receipts. These delays have not resulted in a significant loss of customer sales. We
continue to monitor supply chain challenges and coordinate with our partners to divert or adjust routes and destinations
accordingly to ensure timely delivery of our product.
Additional tariffs on Chinese imports are causing importers to shift production to lower tariff territories further
exacerbating ocean carrier’s capacities. These tariffs are increasing costs for importers, impacting demand and affecting
ocean container shipping due to limited alternatives for moving goods.
International Conflicts
We are monitoring the direct and indirect impacts from the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. These
international conflicts and the continued threat of terrorism, heightened security measures and military action in response
to acts of terrorism or civil unrest have disrupted commerce and intensified concerns regarding the United States and world
economies. Our sales in Russia, Ukraine and Israel are not material to our financial results. However, the imposition of
additional sanctions by the United States and/or foreign governments, as well as the sanctions already in place, could lead
to restrictions related to sales and our supply chain for which the financial impact is uncertain. In addition, the continuation
or escalation of these international conflicts, including the potential for additional countries to declare war against each
other, may lead to further, broader unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, including unfavorable foreign exchange rates,
increases in fuel prices, food shortages, a weakening of the worldwide economy, lower consumer demand and volatility in
financial markets. The possible effects of these international conflicts could have a material adverse effect on our business
and our results of operations.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting policies employed by us,
including the use of estimates, are presented in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
Critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and our results of
operations, and require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, as a result of the need to make
estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our most critical accounting estimates, discussed below,
pertain to revenue recognition, accounts receivable, inventories, income taxes, goodwill and intangible assets, impairment
of long-lived assets and equity awards. In determining these estimates, management must use amounts that are based upon
its informed judgments and best estimates. We continually evaluate our estimates, including those related to customer
allowances and discounts, product returns, bad debts and inventories, and carrying values of intangible assets. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions and conditions.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 – Revenue From
Contracts With Customers (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, wholesale revenue is recognized when control transfers to the
customer. We consider control to have been transferred when we have transferred physical possession of the product, we
have a right to payment for the product, the customer has legal title to the product and the customer has the significant risks
and rewards of the product. Wholesale revenues are adjusted by variable considerations arising from implicit or explicit
obligations. Variable consideration includes trade discounts, end of season markdowns, sales allowances, cooperative
advertising, return liabilities and other customer allowances. We estimate the anticipated variable consideration and record
this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized.
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Variable consideration, primarily related to sales discounts and allowances, is estimated based on historical experience,
current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known events and industry trends. The reserves for variable
consideration are recorded under customer refund liabilities. Historical return rates are calculated on a product line basis.
The remainder of the historical rates for variable consideration are calculated by customer by product lines.
We recognize retail sales when the customer takes possession of the goods and tenders payment, generally at the point of
sale. Digital revenues from customers through our digital platforms are recognized when the customer takes possession of
the goods. Our sales are recorded net of applicable sales taxes.
Both wholesale revenues and retail store revenues are shown net of returns, discounts and other allowances. We classify
cooperative advertising as a reduction of net sales.
Accounts Receivable
In the normal course of business, we extend credit to our wholesale customers based on pre-defined credit criteria.
Accounts receivable, as shown on our consolidated balance sheet, are net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. In
circumstances where we are aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligation (such as in the case of
bankruptcy filings, extensive delay in payment or substantial downgrading by credit sources), a specific reserve for bad
debts is recorded against amounts due to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount reasonably expected to be
collected. For all other wholesale customers, an allowance for doubtful accounts is determined through analysis of the
aging of accounts receivable at the date of the financial statements, assessments of collectability based on historical trends
and an evaluation of the impact of economic conditions.
Our financial instruments consist of trade receivables arising from revenue transactions in the ordinary course of business.
We consider our trade receivables to consist of two portfolio segments: wholesale and retail trade receivables. Wholesale
trade receivables result from credit we extend to our wholesale customers based on pre-defined criteria and are generally
due within 60 days. Retail trade receivables primarily relate to amounts due from third-party credit card processors for the
settlement of debit and credit card transactions and are typically collected within 3 to 5 days.
Inventories
Wholesale inventories and Karl Lagerfeld inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out
method) or net realizable value, which comprises a significant portion of our inventory. Retail and Vilebrequin inventories
are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the weighted average method) or net realizable value.
We continually evaluate the composition of our inventories, assessing slow-turning, ongoing product as well as fashion
product from prior seasons. The net realizable value of distressed inventory is based on historical sales trends of our
individual product lines, the impact of market trends and economic conditions, expected permanent retail markdowns and
the value of current orders for this type of inventory. A provision is recorded to reduce the cost of inventories to the
estimated net realizable values, if required.
Income Taxes
As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in
each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current tax expense, together
with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These
differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within our consolidated balance sheet.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
ASC Topic 350 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”) requires that goodwill and intangible assets with an
indefinite life be tested for impairment at least annually and are required to be written down when impaired. We perform
our test in the fourth fiscal quarter of each year, or more frequently, if events or changes in circumstances indicate the
carrying amount of such assets may be impaired. Goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite life are tested for
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impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value. We have identified two
reporting units, which are wholesale operations and retail operations. Fair value is generally determined using discounted
cash flows, market multiples and market capitalization. Significant estimates used in the fair value methodologies include
estimates of future cash flows, future short-term and long-term growth rates, weighted average cost of capital and estimates
of market multiples of the reportable unit. If these estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, we may be
required to record impairment charges for intangible assets with an indefinite life and any future goodwill.
We perform our annual test for goodwill as of January 31 of each year. The process of evaluating the potential impairment
of goodwill is subjective and requires significant judgment at many points during the analysis. The evaluation consists of
either using a qualitative approach to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the assets is less
than their respective carrying values or a quantitative impairment test, if necessary. In performing a qualitative evaluation,
we consider many factors in evaluating whether the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable, including declines
in our stock price and market capitalization in relation to our book value and macroeconomic conditions affecting our
business. In performing a quantitative evaluation, our first step in the goodwill impairment review is to compare the fair
value of the wholesale operations reporting unit to our carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds our
carrying value, goodwill is not impaired and no further testing is required. To estimate the fair value of a reporting unit for
the purposes of our annual or periodic analyses, we make estimates and judgments about the future cash flows of that
reporting unit. Although our cash flow forecasts are based on assumptions that are consistent with our plans and estimates
we are using to manage the underlying businesses, there is significant exercise of judgment involved in determining the
cash flows attributable to a reporting unit. In addition, we make certain judgments about allocating shared assets to the
estimated balance sheets of our reporting units. We also consider our and our competitor’s market capitalization on the date
we perform the analysis. Changes in judgment on these assumptions and estimates could result in a goodwill impairment
charge.
We also perform our annual test for intangible assets with indefinite lives as of January 31 of each year using a qualitative
evaluation or a quantitative test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the income approach. The relief from
royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future profitability. Critical estimates in
valuing intangible assets include future expected cash flows from license agreements, trade names and customer
relationships. In addition, other factors considered are the brand awareness and market position of the products sold by the
acquired companies and assumptions about the period of time the brand will continue to be used in the combined
company’s product portfolio. Management’s estimates of fair value are based on assumptions believed to be reasonable, but
which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable.
If we did not appropriately allocate these components or we incorrectly estimate the useful lives of these components, our
computation of amortization expense may not appropriately reflect the actual impact of these costs over future periods,
which may affect our results of operations.
Trademarks having finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and measured for impairment when events or
circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired.
We have allocated the purchase price of the companies we acquired to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and
liabilities we assumed, based on their estimated fair values. These valuations require management to make significant
estimations and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets.
The fair values assigned to the identifiable intangible assets acquired were based on assumptions and estimates made by
management using unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use
in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available.
Annual Goodwill Impairment Testing
We performed our annual test of our wholesale reporting unit as of January 31, 2023 by electing to bypass the qualitative
assessment and proceed directly to the quantitative impairment test using a discounted cash flows method to estimate the
fair value of our wholesale reporting unit. We made this election due to the decline in our market capitalization.
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The fair value of the wholesale reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing was determined using an income approach
and validated using a market approach. The income approach was based on discounted projected future (debt-free) cash
flows for the reporting unit. The discount rate applied to these cash flows were based on the weighted average cost of
capital for the wholesale reporting unit, which takes market participant assumptions into consideration, inclusive of a
Company-specific 7.5% risk premium to account for the additional risk of uncertainly perceived by market participants
related to our overall cash flows. Estimated future operating cash flows were discounted at a rate of 17.5% to account for
the relative risks of the estimated future cash flows. For the market approach, used to validate the results of the income
approach method, we used the guideline company method, which analyzes market multiples of adjusted earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for a group of comparable public companies.
As a result of our fiscal 2023 annual impairment test, we recorded a $347.2 million non-cash impairment charge during our
fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 to fully impair the carrying value of our goodwill, which was included in asset impairments in
our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). This impairment charge was recorded to our
wholesale operations segment.
The carrying value of our goodwill was fully impaired in fiscal 2023 as a result of our annual impairment test. There was
no new goodwill recognized in fiscal 2024 or fiscal 2025.
Annual Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment Testing
We performed our annual test of our indefinite-lived trademarks as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024 using a
qualitative evaluation or a quantitative impairment test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the income
approach. The relief from royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future
profitability. Our fiscal 2025 testing determined that the fair value of each of our indefinite-lived intangible assets
substantially exceeded its carrying value except for our Sonia Rykiel trademark. As a result of our fiscal 2025 annual
impairment test, we recorded a $7.4 million non-cash impairment charge during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 to fully
impair the carrying value of our Sonia Rykiel trademark, which was included in asset impairments in our consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Our fiscal 2024 testing determined that the fair value of each of
our indefinite-lived intangible assets substantially exceeded its carrying value except for our Sonia Rykiel trademark. As a
result of our fiscal 2024 annual impairment test, we recorded a $5.9 million non-cash impairment charge during our fourth
quarter of fiscal 2024 to partially impair the carrying value of our Sonia Rykiel trademark, which was included in asset
impairments in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). These impairment charges
were recorded to our wholesale operations segment.
Our indefinite-lived trademark balance is primarily composed of the Donna Karan/DKNY trademarks that were acquired in
fiscal 2017 and the Karl Lagerfeld trademark that was acquired in fiscal 2023.
The fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets are considered a Level 3 valuation in the fair value hierarchy.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
All property and equipment and other long-lived assets are reviewed for potential impairment when events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the asset’s carrying value may not be recoverable. If such indicators are present, it is
determined whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets are less than the
carrying value of the assets. A potential impairment has occurred if projected future undiscounted cash flows are less than
the carrying value of the assets.
In fiscal 2025, we recorded a $0.8 million impairment charge primarily related to leasehold improvements and furniture
and fixtures at certain retail stores as a result of their performance.
In fiscal 2024, we recorded a $1.3 million impairment charge primarily related to leasehold improvements, furniture,
computer hardware and fixtures and operating lease assets at certain retail stores as a result of their performance.
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Equity Awards
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are time based awards that do not have market or performance conditions and generally
either (i) cliff vest after three years or (ii) vest over a three year period. The grant date fair value for RSUs are based on the
quoted market price on the date of grant. Compensation expense for RSUs are recognized in the consolidated financial
statements on a straight-line basis over the service period based on their grant date fair value.
Performance Stock Units
Performance stock units (“PSUs”) vest after a three year performance period during which certain earnings before interest
and taxes and return on invested capital performance conditions must be satisfied for vesting to occur. PSUs granted in
fiscal 2020 are also subject to a lock up period that prevents the sale, contract to sell or transfer shares for two years
subsequent to the date of vesting. Compensation expense for PSUs are recognized in the consolidated financial statements
over the service period under the accelerated attribution method and based on an estimated percentage of achievement of
certain pre-established goals.
Special Performance Stock Units
Special performance stock units (“SPSUs”) were granted to Morris Goldfarb, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in
fiscal 2024 in recognition of the significantly reduced annual incentive cash payments that Mr. Goldfarb voluntarily agreed
to under the terms of his new employment agreement entered into in August 2023. These SPSUs may be earned if certain
stock price, relative Total Shareholder Return target and service conditions are achieved. These awards may vest from time
to time beginning on the third anniversary of the effective date of the award through the fifth anniversary of the effective
date of the award. For restricted stock units with market conditions, we estimate the grant date fair value using a Monte
Carlo simulation model. This valuation methodology utilizes the closing price of our common stock on grant date and
several key assumptions, including expected volatility of our stock price, and risk-free rates of return. This valuation is
performed with the assistance of a third party valuation specialist. Compensation expense for SPSUs are recognized in the
consolidated financial statements over the service period under the accelerated attribution method.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results both in dollars and as a percentage of our net sales for the fiscal years
indicated below:
Year Ended January 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands, except for percentages)
Net sales
$ 3,180,796
100.0 % $ 3,098,242
100.0 %
Cost of goods sold
1,882,270
59.2
1,856,395
59.9
Gross profit
1,298,526
40.8
1,241,847
40.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses
969,812
30.5
924,223
29.8
Depreciation and amortization
27,444
0.9
27,523
0.9
Asset impairments
8,195
0.3
6,758
0.2
Operating profit
293,075
9.1
283,343
9.2
Other loss
(4,374)
(0.1)
(3,149)
(0.1)
Interest and financing charges, net
(18,842)
(0.6)
(39,595)
(1.3)
Income before income taxes
269,859
8.4
240,599
7.8
Income tax expense
76,566
2.4
65,859
2.1
Net income
193,293
6.0
174,740
5.7
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(273)
—
(1,428)
—
Net income attributable to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
$
193,566
6.0 % $
176,168
5.7 %
Year ended January 31, 2025 (“fiscal 2025”) compared to year ended January 31, 2024 (“fiscal 2024”)
Net sales for fiscal 2025 increased to $3.18 billion from $3.10 billion in the prior year. Net sales of our segments are
reported before intercompany eliminations.
Net sales of our wholesale operations segment increased to $3.08 billion from $3.01 billion in the comparable period
last year. We sell a broad range of products at varying price points and deliver newly designed products each year. In
addition, we have certain revenues, primarily from royalty revenues, that are not based on our shipping units of product. In
total, our increase in sales was driven by an increase in the number of units we shipped at a slightly lower average price.
The increase in net sales of our wholesale operations segment was primarily the result of increases in net sales of $254.4
million of our DKNY, Donna Karan and Karl Lagerfeld products. We also had an increase in net sales of $65.3 million
from sales of licensed products for our newly launched Nautica, Halston and Champion brands. The increase in sales of
DKNY products was primarily related to performance wear, sportswear and denim categories. The increase in net sales of
Donna Karan products was primarily related to dresses, suits and sportswear categories. The increase in sales of Karl
Lagerfeld products was primarily related to handbags, sportswear and women’s shoes categories. These increases were
partially offset by decreases in net sales of $188.4 million of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger licensed products, as well
as a decrease in net sales of $40.6 million of Guess licensed products as our licenses expired in December 2023.
Net sales of our retail operations segment increased to $166.5 million from $148.4 million in the same period last year. The
number of retail stores operated by us decreased from 53 at January 31, 2024 to 49 at January 31, 2025. The increase in
sales in our retail operations segment was the result of increased sales at our Karl Lagerfeld Paris and DKNY stores.
Comparable store sales, which include both stores and digital channels, increased by strong double-digits at our Karl
Lagerfeld Paris and DKNY stores compared to the same period in the prior year.
Gross profit was $1.30 billion, or 40.8% of net sales, for fiscal 2025 compared to $1.24 billion, or 40.1% of net sales,
last year. The gross profit percentage in our wholesale operations segment was 39.4% for the year ended January 31, 2025
compared to 38.9% for the year ended January 31, 2024. The gross profit percentage in the current year period was
positively impacted by a shift in sales to product related to our owned brands which have no royalty costs, as well as a
more favorable product mix. The gross profit percentage in our retail operations segment was 50.4% for the year ended
January 31, 2025 compared to 48.1% for the same period last year. The gross profit percentage in our retail operations
segment was positively impacted from a better product assortment.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $969.8 million in fiscal 2025 from $924.2 million in fiscal 2024.
Selling, general and administrative expenses of our wholesale operations segment increased to $876.3 million from $826.9
million in the comparable period last year. The increase in expenses was primarily due increases of (i) $21.3 million in
advertising expenses, primarily due to the relaunch of the Donna Karan brand and higher spending on the DKNY brand
that was partially offset by reduced royalty advertising expenses resulting from lower net sales of licensed product, (ii)
$21.5 million in compensation expenses, primarily due to an increase in salaries and share-based compensation expense
and (iii) $5.3 million in bad debt expense primarily related to allowances recorded against the outstanding receivables of
certain department store customers due to bankruptcy, including Hudson’s Bay Company. Selling, general and
administrative expenses of our retail operations segment decreased to $93.5 million from $97.3 million in the comparable
period last year. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to decreases of (i) $3.8 million in compensation expenses,
primarily due to a decrease in salaries and (ii) $3.1 million in third-party warehouse and facility expenses. These decreases
were partially offset by an increase of $3.0 million in advertising expenses.
Depreciation and amortization was $27.4 million in fiscal 2025 compared to $27.5 million in fiscal 2024. Depreciation and
amortization of our wholesale operations segment was $23.0 million in fiscal 2025 compared to $22.5 million in fiscal
2024. Depreciation and amortization of our retail operations segment was $4.5 million in fiscal 2025 compared to $5.0
million in fiscal 2024.
In fiscal 2025, we recorded $8.2 million of asset impairments. This charge is primarily comprised of (i) a $7.4 million
impairment charge related to our Sonia Rykiel trademark and (ii) a $0.8 million impairment charge related to leasehold
improvements and furniture and fixtures at certain stores as a result of their performance. In fiscal 2024, we recorded $6.8
million of asset impairments. This charge is primarily comprised of (i) a $5.9 million impairment charge related to our
Sonia Rykiel trademark and (ii) a $1.3 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures,
computer hardware and operating lease assets at certain retail stores as a result of their performance. The annual test of our
trademarks resulted in an impairment of the trademark based upon our most recent forecasted results and was impacted by
higher interest rates. Asset impairments are recorded primarily in our wholesale operations segment.
Other loss was $4.4 million in fiscal 2025 compared to other loss of $3.1 million in fiscal 2024. Other loss in the current
year period consisted of $3.3 million of foreign currency losses during fiscal 2025 compared to $0.1 million of foreign
currency income during fiscal 2024. Additionally, we recorded $1.9 million in losses from unconsolidated affiliates during
fiscal 2025 compared to $5.6 million in losses from unconsolidated affiliates in fiscal 2024. In fiscal 2024, other loss also
included a $1.0 million gain recorded from the reduction of the earnout liability related to our acquisition of Sonia Rykiel
in fiscal 2022.
Interest and financing charges, net for fiscal 2025, were $18.8 million compared to $39.6 million for fiscal 2024. The
decrease in interest and financing charges was primarily due to a $11.3 million decrease in interest charges resulting from
the redemption of the entire $400 million principal amount of the Notes in August 2024 that was partially offset by
increased interest charges from higher average borrowings under our revolving credit facility in the current year as well as
a decrease of $3.8 million in interest charges related to the LVMH Note as a result of the repayment of $125 million in
principal of this Note in fiscal 2024. Additionally, we had a $4.2 million increase in investment income from having a
larger cash position in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024. These items were partially offset by a $1.6 million charge to
interest expense from extinguished debt issuance costs upon the redemption of the Notes.
Income tax expense for fiscal 2025 was $76.6 million compared to $65.9 million for the prior year. Our effective tax rate
was 28.4% in fiscal 2025 compared to 27.4% in the prior year. The increase in our effective tax rate is primarily due to the
impact of permanent tax adjustments on the annual effective tax rate, offset by a reduction in unrecognized income tax
benefits related to our foreign exposures.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Availability
We rely on our cash flows generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents and the borrowing capacity under our
revolving credit facility to meet the cash requirements of our business. The cash requirements of our business are primarily
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related to the seasonal buildup in inventories, compensation paid to employees, occupancy, payments to vendors in the
normal course of business, capital expenditures, interest payments on debt obligations and income tax payments. We have
also used cash to repurchase our shares, make strategic investments and redeem the Notes.
As of January 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $181.4 million and availability under our revolving credit
facility of approximately $600.0 million. As of January 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under our
revolving credit facility.
Senior Secured Notes
In August 2024, we used cash on hand and borrowings from our revolving credit facility to voluntarily redeem the entire
$400.0 million principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest. At the date of redemption, we had unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.6 million associated
with the Notes. These debt issuance costs were fully extinguished and charged to interest expense in our results of
operations.
Third Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement
On June 4, 2024, our subsidiaries, G-III Leather Fashions, Inc., Riviera Sun, Inc., AM Retail Group, Inc. and The Donna
Karan Company Store LLC (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into the third amended and restated credit agreement
(the “Third ABL Credit Agreement”) with the lenders named therein and with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent. The Third ABL Credit Agreement is a five-year senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility
providing for borrowings in an aggregate principal amount of up to $700.0 million. We and certain of our wholly-owned
domestic subsidiaries, as well as G-III Apparel Canada ULC (collectively, the “Guarantors”), are guarantors under the
Third ABL Credit Agreement.
The Third ABL Credit Agreement amends and restates the Second Amended Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2020
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to June 4, 2024, the “Second Credit
Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers and the Guarantors, the lenders from time-to-time party thereto, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the administrative agent thereunder. The Second Credit Agreement provided for
borrowings of up to $650 million and was due to expire on August 7, 2025. The Third ABL Credit Agreement extends the
maturity date to June 2029, subject to a springing maturity date as defined within the credit agreement.
Amounts available under the Third ABL Credit Agreement are subject to borrowing base formulas and overadvances as
specified in the Third ABL Credit Agreement. Borrowings bear interest, at the Borrowers’ option, at Adjusted Term
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.00%, or the alternate base rate plus a margin of
0.50% to 1.00% (defined as the greatest of (i) the “prime rate” of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time, (ii) the
federal funds rate plus 0.5% and (iii) SOFR for a borrowing with an interest period of one month plus 1.00%), with the
applicable margin determined based on the Borrowers’ average daily availability under the Third ABL Credit Agreement.
The Third ABL Credit Agreement is secured by specified assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
The Third ABL Credit Agreement is secured by specified assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors. In addition to paying
interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Third ABL Credit Agreement, we are required to pay a commitment fee
to the lenders under the credit agreement with respect to the unutilized commitments. The commitment fee accrues at a
tiered rate equal to 0.375% per annum on the average daily amount of the available commitments when the average usage
is less than 50% of the total available commitments and decreases to 0.25% per annum on the average daily amount of the
available commitments when the average usage is greater than or equal to 50% of the total available commitments.
The Third ABL Credit Agreement contains covenants that, among other things, restricts our ability to, subject to specified
exceptions, incur additional debt; incur liens; sell or dispose of certain assets; merge with other companies; liquidate or
dissolve the Company; acquire other companies; make loans, advances, or guarantees; and make certain investments. In
certain circumstances, the revolving credit facility also requires us to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in
the agreement, not less than 1.00 to 1.00 for each period of twelve consecutive fiscal months. As of January 31, 2025, we
were in compliance with these covenants.
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As of January 31 2025, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Third ABL Credit Agreement. The Third ABL Credit
Agreement also includes amounts available for letters of credit. As of January 31, 2025, there were outstanding trade and
standby letters of credit amounting to $0.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
At the date of the refinancing of the Second ABL Credit Agreement, we had $1.9 million of unamortized debt issuance
costs remaining from the Second ABL Credit Agreement. There was no extinguishment of any amount of the unamortized
debt issuance costs remaining from the Second ABL Credit Agreement. We incurred new debt issuance costs totaling $3.8
million related to the Third ABL Credit Agreement. We have a total of $5.6 million debt issuance costs related to our Third
ABL Credit Agreement. As permitted under ASC 835, the debt issuance costs have been deferred and are presented as an
asset which is amortized ratably over the term of the Third ABL Credit Agreement.
LVMH Note
We issued to LVMH, as a portion of the consideration for the acquisition of DKI, a junior lien secured promissory note in
favor of LVMH in the principal amount of $125 million (the “LVMH Note”) that bore interest at the rate of 2% per year.
$75 million of the principal amount of the LVMH Note was paid on June 1, 2023 and the remaining $50 million of such
principal amount was paid on December 1, 2023.
Unsecured Loans
Several of our foreign entities borrow funds under various unsecured loans of which a portion is to provide funding for
operations in the normal course of business while other loans are European state backed loans that were part of COVID-19
relief programs. In the aggregate, we are currently required to make quarterly installment payments of principal in the
amount of €0.8 million. Interest on the outstanding principal amount of the unsecured loans accrues at a fixed rate equal to
0% to 5.0% per annum, payable on either a quarterly or monthly basis. As of January 31, 2025, we had an aggregate
outstanding balance of €5.9 million ($6.2 million) under these various unsecured loans.
Overdraft Facilities
During fiscal 2021 and 2025, certain of our foreign entities entered into overdraft facilities that allow for applicable bank
accounts to be in a negative position up to a certain maximum overdraft. These uncommitted overdraft facilities with
HSBC Bank allow for an aggregate maximum overdraft of €10 million. Interest on drawn balances accrues at a rate equal
to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus a margin of 1.75% per annum, payable quarterly. The facility may be cancelled at
any time by us or HSBC Bank. As part of a COVID-19 relief program, certain of our foreign entities have also entered into
several state backed overdraft facilities with UBS Bank in Switzerland for an aggregate of CHF 4.7 million at varying
interest rates of 0% to 0.5%. As of January 31, 2025, we had no borrowings drawn under these various facilities.
Foreign Credit Facilities
KLH has a credit agreement with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. with a credit limit of €15.0 million which is secured by specified
assets of KLH. Borrowings bear interest at the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) plus a margin of 1.7%. A
subsidiary of Vilebrequin has a credit agreement with CIC Bank with a credit limit of €5.0 million. Borrowings bear
interest at the Euro Short-Term Rate plus a margin of 1.75%. As of January 31, 2025, we had no borrowings under these
credit facilities.
Outstanding Borrowings
Our primary operating cash requirements are to fund our seasonal buildup in inventories and accounts receivable, primarily
during the second and third fiscal quarters each year. Due to the seasonality of our business, we generally reach our peak
borrowings under our asset-based credit facility during our third fiscal quarter. The primary sources to meet our operating
cash requirements have been borrowings under this credit facility and cash generated from operations.
We had no borrowings outstanding under our ABL Credit Agreement as of both January 31, 2025 and 2024. We redeemed
the entire $400 million principal amount of the Notes in August 2024. We had $400 million in borrowings outstanding
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under the Notes at January 31, 2024. Our contingent liability under open letters of credit was approximately $3.0 million at
January 31, 2025 and $6.9 million at January 31, 2024. The amount outstanding under the LVMH Note was repaid during
fiscal 2024. We had an aggregate of €5.9 million ($6.2 million) and €8.0 million ($8.8 million) outstanding under our
various unsecured loans as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively. We also had no borrowings outstanding
and €2.4 million ($2.7 million) outstanding under our overdraft facilities as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024,
respectively and no borrowings outstanding and €8.1 million ($8.9 million) outstanding under our foreign credit facilities
as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Share Repurchase Program
In August 2023, our Board of Directors authorized an increase in the number of shares covered by our share repurchase
program to an aggregate amount of 10,000,000 shares. Pursuant to this program, during the year ended January 31, 2025,
we acquired 2,209,832 of our shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $60.0 million, excluding excise
tax. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a number of factors, including market
conditions and prevailing stock prices, and are subject to compliance with certain covenants contained in our loan
agreement. Share repurchases may take place on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means,
and would be made in accordance with applicable securities laws. As of January 31, 2025, we had remaining 7,790,168
shares that are authorized for purchase under this program. As of March 19, 2025, we had 43,883,207 shares of common
stock outstanding.
Cash from Operating Activities
We generated $316.4 million of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2025, primarily as a result of our net income of
$193.6 million and decreases of $42.3 million in inventories and $20.0 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets
as well as an increase of $50.1 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses. We also generated cash from operating
activities as a result of non-cash charges primarily related to depreciation and amortization of $27.4 million and share-
based compensation of $28.9 million. These items were offset, in part, by an increase of $62.4 million in accounts
receivable.
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $271.2 million in fiscal 2025 compared to the prior year. This decrease
is primarily driven by an increase in accounts receivable due to higher net sales in this year’s fourth quarter compared to
the prior year’s fourth quarter and a smaller reduction in inventories compared to the prior year. Fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023
experienced elevated inventory levels due to supply chain issues compared to our normalized inventory level in fiscal
2025. These decreases were offset, in part, by an increase in our net income and a reduction in prepaid expenses and other
current assets. Our prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased primarily from decreases in prepaid royalties and
advertising related to our Calvin Klein licenses, accruals for returns and restocking expenses and the receipt of a refund
from a customs examination.
Cash from Investing Activities
We used $148.2 million of cash in investing activities during fiscal 2025 primarily as a result of our $84.4 million
investment in AWWG and $20.0 million investment in a private retail company. We also used $41.5 million for capital
expenditures primarily related to information technology expenditures and fixturing costs at department stores.
Cash from Financing Activities
In fiscal 2025, we used $485.5 million of cash in financing activities primarily as a result of $400 million of cash used to
redeem the entire principal amount of the Notes. In addition, we used $60.0 million of cash to repurchase 2,209,832 shares
of our common stock under our share repurchase program, had net borrowings of $13.6 million under our foreign facilities
and $7.6 million for taxes paid in connection with net share settlements of stock grants that vested.
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Financing Needs
We believe that our cash on hand and cash generated from operations, together with funds available under the ABL Credit
Agreement, are sufficient to meet our expected operating and capital expenditure requirements. We may seek to acquire
other businesses in order to expand our product offerings. We may need additional financing in order to complete one or
more acquisitions. We cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain additional financing, if required, on acceptable terms
or at all.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1.19 – Effects of Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements in the accompanying notes to our
consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of recently adopted accounting
pronouncements and issued accounting pronouncements that we believe may have an impact on our consolidated financial
statements when adopted.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
As of January 31, 2025, our contractual obligations were as follows (in millions):
Payments Due By Period
Less Than
More Than
Contractual Obligations
Total
1 Year
1-3 Years 4-5 Years
5 Years
Operating lease obligations
$
337.8
$ 67.2
$
105.7
$ 66.2
$
98.7
Minimum royalty payments (1)
251.0
103.2
109.7
36.5
1.6
Long-term debt obligations (2)
6.2
3.1
2.4
0.6
0.1
Purchase obligations (3)
0.3
0.3
—
—
—
Total
$
595.3
$ 173.8
$
217.8
$ 103.3
$ 100.4
(1)
Includes obligations to pay minimum scheduled royalty, advertising and other required payments under various license agreements.
(2)
Includes: $6.2 million in our various unsecured loans which have maturity dates ranging from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2031 and
requires us to make quarterly installment payments of €0.8 million. We had no borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit
facility, our various overdraft facilities or our foreign credit facilities as of January 31, 2025.
(3)
Includes outstanding trade letters of credit, which represent inventory purchase commitments, which typically mature in less than
six months.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks and Commodity Price Risk
We negotiate substantially all our purchase orders with foreign manufacturers in United States dollars. Thus,
notwithstanding any fluctuation in foreign currencies, our cost for any purchase order is not subject to change after the time
the order is placed. However, if the value of the United States dollar against local currencies were to decrease,
manufacturers might increase their United States dollar prices for products.
Our sales from the non-U.S. operations could be affected by currency fluctuations, primarily relating to the Euro. We
cannot fully anticipate all of our currency exposures and therefore foreign currency fluctuations may impact our business,
financial condition, and results of operations. However, we believe that the risks related to these fluctuations are not
material due to the low volume of transactions by us that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our products and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating
results. We have experienced increased costs in many aspects of our business due to the historic high rates of inflation in
recent years. Beginning in fiscal 2023, we have implemented price increases on many of our products in an effort to
mitigate the effect of higher costs. We expect inflationary pressures to continue in fiscal 2026. See our “Risk Factors
Relating to the Operation of our Business” and “Risk Factors Relating to the Economy and the Apparel Industry” contained
under “Risk Factors.”
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Interest Rate Exposure
We are subject to market risk from exposure to changes in interest rates relating to our ABL Credit Agreement. We borrow
under this credit facility to support general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and working capital needs.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board increased interest rates several times in fiscal 2024 and began to decrease interest rates in
fiscal 2025. It is unclear whether the Federal Reserve will reduce, increase or maintain the current interest rates in fiscal
2026. Additional increases in interest rates, or the continuation of the current rates, by the Federal Reserve will result in
increases in our interest expense under our ABL Credit Agreement.
The Federal Reserve began to reduce interest rates in fiscal 2025. Based on our borrowings under our ABL Credit
Agreement during the year ended January 31, 2025, our incremental interest expense would have increased by
approximately $0.2 million if our borrowing rates remained at their highest level during fiscal 2025.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
Financial statements and supplementary data required pursuant to this Item begin on page F-1 of this Report.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.
None.
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
As of January 31, 2025, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15I under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective because of a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as
described below. Our internal controls over financial reporting are designed to confirm that information required to be
disclosed by G-III in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Material Weakness in Internal Control
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that
there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual and interim financial statements will
not be detected or prevented on a timely basis.
Within the KLH subsidiary, which represented approximately 8.2% of our total net sales for fiscal 2025, the Company
identified a material weakness in the operating effectiveness of controls related to information technology general controls
(“ITGCs”) over business applications that support the Company’s financial reporting processes. Automated and manual
business process controls that are dependent on the affected ITGCs were also deemed ineffective because they rely upon
information and configurations from the affected IT systems.
We concluded that the material weakness did not result in any material misstatements in our financial statements or
disclosures in the current year. Based on additional procedures and post-closing review, management concluded that the
consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K present fairly, in all material respects, our
financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States.
Remediation Measures
Management, with oversight from the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, is performing remedial actions and has
developed a full plan designed to remediate these deficiencies. This plan includes, among other items, additional risk
assessment procedures over information technology, enhancements to controls, and additional training related to the
operational effectiveness of control procedures. These deficiencies will not be considered remediated until the remediation
plan is complete, and controls have been operational for a sufficient period of time and successfully tested.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than the material weakness described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended January 31, 2025 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over our financial
reporting. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria on Internal
Control — Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission, or COSO. Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial
statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Based on its assessment, management identified within the Company’s KLH subsidiary a material weakness in the
operating effectiveness of controls related to ITGCs over business applications that support the Company’s financial
reporting processes. Automated and manual business process controls that are dependent on the affected ITGCs were also
deemed ineffective because they rely upon information and configurations from the affected IT systems. Management
concluded that the material weakness did not result in any material misstatements in our financial statements or disclosures
in the current year. Based on additional procedures and post-closing review, management concluded that the consolidated
financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K present fairly, in all material respects, our financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. However, because of this material weakness, management has concluded that we did not
maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2025, based on criteria in Internal Control —
Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the COSO.
Our independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, a registered public accounting firm, have audited and reported on our
consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. As a result of the
material weakness described above, Ernst & Young LLP has issued an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal
controls over financial reporting as of January 31, 2025. The reports of our independent auditors appear on pages F-1 and
F-3 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
Insider Adoption or Termination of Trading Agreements
During the three months ended January 31, 2025, no director or officer of the Company informed us of the adoption,
modification or termination of a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each
term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
We have adopted a code of ethics and business conduct, or Code of Ethics and Conduct, which applies to all of our
employees, our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer controller and persons
performing similar functions. Our Code of Ethics and Conduct is located on our Internet website at www.g-iii.com under
the heading “Corporate Governance.” Any amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of our Code of Ethics and Conduct
that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and persons
performing similar functions will be disclosed on our Internet website within five business days following such amendment
or waiver. The information contained on or connected to our Internet website is not incorporated by reference into this
Form 10-K and should not be considered part of this or any other report we file with or furnish to the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
The information required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K regarding directors is contained under the heading “Proposal
No. 1 — Election of Directors” in our definitive Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) relating to our Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on or about June 12, 2025, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is incorporated herein by reference. For information
concerning our executive officers, see “Business — Information About Our Executive Officers” in Item 1 in this Form 10-
K.
The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is contained under the heading “Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by
Items 407(c)(3), (d)(4), and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K is contained under the heading “Corporate Governance” in our Proxy
Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The information required by this Item 11 is contained under the headings “Executive Compensation” and “Compensation
Committee Report” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Security ownership information of certain beneficial owners and management as called for by this Item 12 is incorporated
by reference to the information set forth under the heading “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock by Certain
Stockholders and Management” in our Proxy Statement.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of January 31, 2025, the last day of fiscal 2025, regarding securities issued
under G-III’s equity compensation plans that were in effect during fiscal 2025.
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Number of Securities to
Weighted Average
Future Issuance Under
be Issued Upon Exercise
Exercise Price of
Equity Compensation
of Outstanding Options,
Outstanding Options,
Plans (Excluding Securities
Warrants and Rights
Warrants and Rights
Reflected in Column (a))
Plan Category
(a)
(b)
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security
holders
2,953,169 (1)
$
—
1,554,515 (2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by
security holders
—
—
—
Total
2,953,169 (1)
$
—
1,554,515 (2)
(1)
Includes outstanding awards of 1,905,823 and 1,047,346 shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units
under our 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan, respectively.
(2)
Under our 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
The information required by this Item 13 is contained under the headings “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions”
and “Corporate Governance” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
The information required by this Item 14 is contained under the heading “Principal Accounting Fees and Services” in our
Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
1.
Financial Statements.
2.
Financial Statement Schedules.
The Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules are listed in the accompanying index to consolidated financial
statements beginning on page F-1 of this report. All other schedules, for which provision is made in the applicable
accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions, are
shown in the financial statements or are not applicable and therefore have been omitted.
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Exhibits:
The following exhibits filed as part of this report or incorporated herein by reference are management contracts or
compensatory plans or arrangements: Exhibits 10.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.4(a), 10.4(b), 10.4(c), 10.4(d), 10.5, 10.5(a), 10.5(b),
10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12.
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit No. Document
Form
File No.
Date Filed
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation.
S-1
000-18183
11/3/1989
3.1(a)
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 8, 2006.
10-Q (Q2 2007)
000-18183
9/13/2006
3.1(b)
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 7, 2011.
8-K
000-18183
6/9/2011
3.1(c)
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 30, 2015.
8-K
000-18183
7/1/2015
3.2
By-Laws, as amended, of G-III.
8-K
000-18183
3/15/2013
4.1
Description of Securities
10-K (2020)
000-18183
3/30/2020
10.1
Employment Agreement, dated August 9, 2023, between G-III Apparel Group,
Ltd. and Morris Goldfarb
8-K
000-18183
8/10/2023
10.2
Third Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4,
2024, among G-III Leather Fashions, Inc., Riviera Sun, Inc., AM Retail Group,
Inc. and The Donna Karan Company Store LLC, as Borrowers, the Loan
Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as Administrative Agent.
8-K
000-18183
6/6/2024
10.3
G-III 2005 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, (the “2005 Plan”).
8-K
000-18183
3/15/2013
10.4
G-III 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
8-K
000-18183
8/10/2023
10.4(a)
Form of Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated June
28, 2021, with respect to revised awards under the 2015 Plan.
8-K
000-18183
6/30/2021
10.4(b)
Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement for March 18, 2022 performance
share unit awards.
8-K
000-18183
3/24/2022
10.4(c)
Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement for April 27, 2023 performance
share unit awards.
8-K
000-18183
5/1/2023
10.4(d)
Performance Share Unit Agreement, dated August 9, 2023.
8-K
000-18183
8/10/2023
10.5
G-III 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
DEF 14A
000-18183
9/11/2023
10.5(a)
Performance Share Unit Agreement, dated October 17, 2023
10-Q (Q3 2024)
000-18183
12/6/2023
10.5(b)
Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement for March 28, 2024 performance
share unit awards.
8-K
000-18183
4/3/2024
10.6
Form of Executive Transition Agreement, as amended.
8-K
000-18183
2/16/2011
10.7
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2023, by and between Sammy
Aaron and G-III.
8-K
000-18183
8/30/2023
10.8
Form of Indemnification Agreement.
10-Q (Q3 2011)
000-18183 12/10/2010
10.9
Employment Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2023, between G-III and
Jeffrey D. Goldfarb.
8-K
000-18183
12/5/2023
10.10
Executive Transition Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2023, between G-III
and Jeffrey D. Goldfarb.
8-K
000-18183
12/5/2023
10.11
Severance Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2016, between G-III and Neal
Nackman.
8-K
000-18183 12/14/2016
10.12
Amended Employment Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2023, between
G-III and Dana Perlman.
8-K
000-18183
12/5/2023
19.1*
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Insider Trading Policy
—
—
—
21*
Subsidiaries of G-III.
—
—
—
23.1*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Ernst & Young
LLP.
—
—
—
31.1*
Certification by Morris Goldfarb, Chief Executive Officer of G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with G-III Apparel Group,
Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.
—
—
—
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Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit No. Document
Form
File No.
Date Filed
31.2*
Certification by Neal S. Nackman, Chief Financial Officer of G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) or Rule 15d – 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with G-III Apparel Group,
Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31,
2025.
—
—
—
32.1**
Certification by Morris Goldfarb, Chief Executive Officer of G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with G-III
Apparel Group, Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2025.
—
—
—
32.2**
Certification by Neal S. Nackman, Chief Financial Officer of G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with G-III
Apparel Group, Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2025.
—
—
—
97.1*
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Clawback Policy
—
—
—
101.INS*
iXBRL Instance Document.
—
—
—
101.SCH*
iXBRL Schema Document.
—
—
—
101.CAL* iXBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
—
—
—
101.DEF*
iXBRL Extension Definition.
—
—
—
101.LAB* iXBRL Label Linkbase Document.
—
—
—
101.PRE*
iXBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.
—
—
—
104*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
—
—
—
* Filed herewith.
** Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibits shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
By: /s/ Morris Goldfarb
Morris Goldfarb,
Chief Executive Officer
March 24, 2025
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Morris Goldfarb
Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (principal executive officer)
March 24, 2025
Morris Goldfarb
/s/ Neal S. Nackman
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and
accounting officer)
March 24, 2025
Neal S. Nackman
/s/ Sammy Aaron
Director, Vice Chairman and President
March 24, 2025
Sammy Aaron
/s/ Thomas J. Brosig
Director
March 24, 2025
Thomas J. Brosig
/s/ Dr. Joyce F. Brown
Director
March 24, 2025
Dr. Joyce F. Brown
/s/ Jeffrey Goldfarb
Director
March 24, 2025
Jeffrey Goldfarb
/s/ Victor Herrero
Director
March 24, 2025
Victor Herrero
/s/ Robert L. Johnson
Director
March 24, 2025
Robert L. Johnson
/s/ Patti H. Ongman
Director
March 24, 2025
Patti H. Ongman
/s/ Laura Pomerantz
Director
March 24, 2025
Laura Pomerantz
/s/ Michael Shaffer
Director
March 24, 2025
Michael Shaffer
/s/ Cheryl Vitali
Director
March 24, 2025
Cheryl Vitali
/s/ Richard White
Director
March 24, 2025
Richard White
/s/ Andrew Yaeger
Director
March 24, 2025
Andrew Yaeger
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
(Item 15(a)) G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Page
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 42)
F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
F-6
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
F-7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-9
SCHEDULE II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
S-1
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, accordingly, are omitted.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income
(loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2025, and the related
notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated
financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company at January 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2025, based on criteria
established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated March 24, 2025 expressed an adverse opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement,
whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures
included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits
also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements
that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex
judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated
financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a
separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Wholesale revenue markdown allowances
Description of
the Matter
As described in Note 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, wholesale revenue is
adjusted by variable consideration related to markdown allowances and the markdown allowances are
recorded as customer refund liabilities.
Auditing the Company’s measurement of variable consideration related to markdown allowances is
especially challenging because the method of calculation involves subjective management assumptions
about estimates of the expected markdowns. For example, in addition to historical experience,
estimates of future markdown allowances are adjusted to reflect management’s assumptions about
performance of the Company’s merchandise, specific known events and industry
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trends. Changes in the assumptions can have a material effect on the amount of variable consideration
related to markdown allowances recognized.
How We
Addressed the
Matter in Our
Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls
over the Company’s process for estimating variable consideration related to markdown allowances.
For example, we tested controls over management’s review of the significant assumptions underlying
the estimates of the markdown allowances.
To test the Company’s measurement of markdown allowances, our audit procedures included, among
others, evaluating the Company’s methodologies, evaluating the significant assumptions described
above and testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in management’s
analyses. We compared the significant assumptions used by management to current market and
economic trends, historical results and other relevant factors. Further, we performed sensitivity
analyses to evaluate the changes in markdown allowances that would result from changes in the
significant assumptions. In addition, we performed a retrospective review of actual customer
chargebacks for markdowns to evaluate the historical accuracy of the Company’s estimates.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2000.
New York, New York
March 24, 2025
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of January 31,
2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, because of the
material weakness described below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
and subsidiaries (the Company) has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31,
2025, based on the COSO criteria.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that
there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will
not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness has been identified and included in
management’s assessment. Within the KLH subsidiary, the Company identified a material weakness in the operating
effectiveness of controls related to information technology general controls (ITCGs) over business applications that support
the Company’s financial reporting processes. Automated and manual business process controls that are dependent on the
affected ITCGs were also deemed ineffective because they rely upon information and configurations from the affected IT
systems.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, the related
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended January 31, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the
Index at Item 15(a). This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing and extent of audit tests
applied in our audit of the 2025 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated March
24, 2025, which expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in
all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk,
and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides
a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
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transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
March 24, 2025
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G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
January 31,
January 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
181,440
$
507,829
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,588 and $1,471,
respectively
624,752
562,363
Inventories
478,086
520,426
Prepaid income taxes
2,487
1,356
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
48,589
68,344
Total current assets
1,335,354
1,660,318
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
105,360
22,472
Property and equipment, net
69,318
55,084
Operating lease assets
255,180
216,886
Other assets, net
66,577
45,147
Other intangibles, net
27,093
31,676
Deferred income tax assets, net
15,439
19,248
Trademarks
608,913
630,333
Total assets
$
2,483,234
$
2,681,164
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Current portion of notes payable
$
3,114
$
15,026
Accounts payable
228,154
182,531
Accrued expenses
137,788
140,535
Customer refund liabilities
79,985
84,054
Current operating lease liabilities
50,268
56,587
Income tax payable
10,686
14,676
Other current liabilities
495
219
Total current liabilities
510,490
493,628
Notes payable, net of discount and unamortized issuance costs
3,045
402,807
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
48,083
42,736
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
221,257
178,247
Other non-current liabilities
20,878
15,764
Total liabilities
803,753
1,133,182
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
—
(2,278)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock; 1,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common stock - $0.01 par value; 120,000 shares authorized; 49,396 and 49,396 shares
issued, respectively
264
264
Additional paid-in capital
467,692
458,841
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(25,519)
(3,207)
Retained earnings
1,353,678
1,160,112
Common stock held in treasury, at cost - 5,509 and 3,668 shares, respectively
(116,634)
(65,750)
Total stockholders' equity
1,679,481
1,550,260
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity
$
2,483,234
$
2,681,164
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Year Ended January 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net sales
$ 3,180,796
$ 3,098,242
$ 3,226,728
Cost of goods sold
1,882,270
1,856,395
2,125,591
Gross profit
1,298,526
1,241,847
1,101,137
Selling, general and administrative expenses
969,812
924,223
833,151
Depreciation and amortization
27,444
27,523
27,762
Asset impairments
8,195
6,758
349,686
Operating profit (loss)
293,075
283,343
(109,462)
Other income (loss)
(4,374)
(3,149)
27,894
Interest and financing charges, net
(18,842)
(39,595)
(56,602)
Income (loss) before income taxes
269,859
240,599
(138,170)
Income tax expense (benefit)
76,566
65,859
(3,788)
Net income (loss)
193,293
174,740
(134,382)
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(273)
(1,428)
(1,321)
Net income (loss) attributable to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
$
193,566
$
176,168
$ (133,061)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO
G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.:
Basic:
Net income (loss) per common share
$
4.35
$
3.84
$
(2.79)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
44,450
45,859
47,653
Diluted:
Net income (loss) per common share
$
4.20
$
3.75
$
(2.79)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
46,116
47,000
47,653
Net income (loss)
$
193,293
$
174,740
$ (134,382)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(22,350)
8,462
2,965
Other comprehensive income (loss):
(22,350)
8,462
2,965
Comprehensive income (loss)
170,943
183,202
(131,417)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Net loss
(273)
(1,428)
(1,321)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
38
(16)
(89)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(235)
(1,444)
(1,410)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
$
170,708
$
181,758
$ (132,827)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accumulated
Common
Additional
Other
Stock
Common
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Retained
Held In
Stock
Capital
Loss
Earnings
Treasury
Total
(In thousands)
Balance as of January 31, 2022
$
264
$ 456,329
$
(14,529) $ 1,117,005 $
(39,157)$ 1,519,912
Equity awards exercised/vested, net
—
(10,287)
—
—
10,287
—
Share-based compensation expense
—
32,475
—
—
—
32,475
Taxes paid for net share settlements
—
(9,805)
—
—
—
(9,805)
Other comprehensive income, net
—
—
2,876
—
—
2,876
Repurchases of common stock
—
—
—
—
(26,949)
(26,949)
Net loss attributable to G-III Apparel Group,
Ltd.
—
—
—
(133,061)
—
(133,061)
Balance as of January 31, 2023
264
468,712
(11,653)
983,944
(55,819)
1,385,448
Equity awards exercised/vested, net
—
(16,169)
—
—
16,169
—
Share-based compensation expense
—
17,164
—
—
—
17,164
Taxes paid for net share settlements
—
(10,866)
—
—
—
(10,866)
Other comprehensive income, net
—
—
8,446
—
—
8,446
Repurchases of common stock
—
—
—
—
(26,100)
(26,100)
Net income attributable to G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd.
—
—
—
176,168
—
176,168
Balance as of January 31, 2024
264
458,841
(3,207)
1,160,112
(65,750)
1,550,260
Equity awards exercised/vested, net
—
(9,725)
—
—
9,725
—
Share-based compensation expense
—
28,894
—
—
—
28,894
Taxes paid for net share settlements
—
(7,576)
—
—
—
(7,576)
Other comprehensive loss, net
—
—
(22,312)
—
—
(22,312)
Repurchases of common stock
—
—
—
—
(59,973)
(59,973)
Excise tax on stock repurchases
—
—
—
—
(636)
(636)
Reduction of noncontrolling interest
—
(2,742)
—
—
—
(2,742)
Net income attributable to G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd.
—
—
—
193,566
—
193,566
Balance as of January 31, 2025
$
264
$ 467,692
$
(25,519) $ 1,353,678 $ (116,634)$ 1,679,481
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended January 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) attributable to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
$
193,566
$
176,168
$
(133,061)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities, net of assets and liabilities acquired:
Depreciation and amortization
27,444
27,523
27,762
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
388
102
210
Non-cash operating lease costs
58,485
58,804
54,492
Asset impairments
8,195
6,758
349,686
Equity loss (gain) in unconsolidated affiliates
1,930
5,607
(674)
Change in fair value of equity investment
—
(1,009)
(1,258)
Share-based compensation
28,894
17,164
32,475
Deferred financing charges and debt discount amortization
2,315
7,090
10,239
Extinguishment of deferred financing costs
1,598
—
—
Deferred income taxes
11,981
3,744
(55,147)
Non-cash gain on fair value of prior minority ownership of Karl Lagerfeld
—
—
(27,071)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
(62,389)
112,600
(40,990)
Inventories
42,340
188,919
(163,671)
Income taxes, net
(5,121)
4,331
12,588
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
19,964
3,588
(11,398)
Other assets, net
(1,131)
5,860
1,520
Customer refund liabilities
(4,069)
(5,706)
2,972
Operating lease liabilities
(58,112)
(58,928)
(56,092)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
50,123
34,967
(107,181)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
316,401
587,582
(104,599)
Cash flows from investing activities
Operating lease assets initial direct costs
(1,772)
(52)
(84)
Investment in equity interest of private companies
(105,591)
(3,600)
(25,000)
Investment in equity securities
—
—
(22,378)
Sale of equity securities
—
—
22,434
Proceeds from sale of assets
729
—
—
Capital expenditures
(41,517)
(24,679)
(21,528)
Acquisition of KLH, net of cash acquired
—
—
(168,592)
Acquisition of other foreign business, net of cash acquired
—
—
(2,810)
Net cash used in investing activities
(148,151)
(28,331)
(217,958)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowings - revolving credit facility
(485,106)
(112,826)
(507,166)
Proceeds from borrowings - revolving credit facility
485,106
32,738
587,254
Repayment of borrowings - foreign facilities
(152,539)
(139,429)
(75,496)
Proceeds from borrowings - foreign facilities
138,979
136,850
83,794
Repayment of borrowings - senior secured notes
(400,000)
—
—
Repayment of borrowings - LVMH Note
—
(125,000)
—
Payment of financing costs
(4,400)
—
—
Purchase of treasury shares
(59,973)
(26,100)
(26,949)
Taxes paid for net share settlements
(7,576)
(10,866)
(9,805)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(485,509)
(244,633)
51,632
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(9,130)
1,559
(3,407)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(326,389)
316,177
(274,332)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
507,829
191,652
465,984
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$
181,440
$
507,829
$
191,652
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash payments:
Interest, net
$
27,439
$
30,237
$
44,108
Income tax payments, net
$
66,952
$
57,856
$
38,071
Excise tax liability related to stock repurchases
$
636
$
—
$
—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. And Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
NOTE 1 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated
financial statements follows:
1. Business Activity and Principles of Consolidation
As used in these financial statements, the term “Company” or “G-III” refers to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and its
subsidiaries. The Company designs, sources, distributes and markets an extensive range of apparel, including outerwear,
dresses, sportswear, swimwear, women’s suits and women’s performance wear, as well as women’s handbags, footwear,
small leather goods, cold weather accessories and luggage. The Company also operates retail stores and licenses its
proprietary brands under several product categories.
The Company consolidates the accounts of its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s DKNY and
Donna Karan business in China is operated by Fabco Holding B.V. (“Fabco”), a Dutch joint venture limited liability
company that was 75% owned by the Company through April 16, 2024 and was treated as a consolidated majority-owned
subsidiary. Effective April 17, 2024, the Company acquired the remaining 25% interest in Fabco that it did not previously
own and, as a result, Fabco began being treated as a wholly-owned subsidiary. AWWG Investments B.V. (“AWWG”) is a
Dutch corporation that was 12.1% owned by the Company from May 3, 2024 through July 18, 2024 and was accounted for
using the cost method of accounting. Effective July 19, 2024, the Company acquired an additional 6.6% minority interest
in AWWG, increasing its total ownership interest to 18.7% and, as a result, AWWG began being accounted for under the
equity method of accounting. Karl Lagerfeld Holding B.V. (“KLH”) is a Dutch limited liability company that was 19%
owned by the Company through May 30, 2022 and was accounted for during that time using the equity method of
accounting. Effective May 31, 2022, the Company acquired the remaining 81% interest in KLH that it did not previously
own and, as a result, KLH began being treated as a consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary. KL North America B.V.
(“KLNA”) is a Dutch joint venture limited liability company that was 49% owned by the Company and 51% indirectly
owned by KLH through May 30, 2022 and was accounted for during that time using the equity method of accounting.
Effective May 31, 2022, KLNA became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as a result of the Company’s
acquisition of the remaining 81% interest in KLH it did not previously own. The results of KLH are included in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements beginning May 31, 2022. All material intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
KLH, Vilebrequin International SA (“Vilebrequin”), a Swiss corporation that is wholly-owned by the Company, Sonia
Rykiel, a Swiss Corporation that is wholly-owned by the Company, Fabco and AWWG report results on a calendar year
basis rather than on the January 31 fiscal year basis used by the Company. Accordingly, the results of KLH, Vilebrequin,
Sonia Rykiel, Fabco and AWWG are included in the financial statements for the year ended or ending closest to the
Company’s fiscal year end. For example, with respect to the Company’s results for the year ended January 31, 2025, the
results of KLH, Vilebrequin, Sonia Rykiel, Fabco and AWWG are included for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the
year ended January 31, 2023, the results of KLH, which includes KLNA, are included for the period from May 31, 2022
through December 31, 2022. The results of the Company’s previous 49% ownership interest in KLNA and 19% ownership
interest in KLH are included for the period from January 1, 2022 through May 30, 2022. The Company’s retail operations
segment reports on a 52/53-week fiscal year. The Company’s year ended January 31, 2025 was a 52-week fiscal year for
the retail operations segment. The Company’s year ended January 31, 2024 was a 53-week fiscal year for the retail
operations segment.
2. Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
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3. Revenue Recognition
Wholesale revenue is recognized when control transfers to the customer. The Company considers control to have been
transferred when the Company has transferred physical possession of the product, the Company has a right to payment for
the product, the customer has legal title to the product and the customer has the significant risks and rewards of the
product. Wholesale revenues are adjusted by variable considerations arising from implicit or explicit obligations. Variable
consideration includes trade discounts, end of season markdowns, sales allowances, cooperative advertising, return
liabilities and other customer allowances. The Company estimates the anticipated variable consideration and records this
estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized.
Variable consideration, primarily related to sales discounts and allowances, is estimated based on historical experience,
current contractual requirements, specific known events and industry trends. The reserves for variable consideration are
recorded as customer refund liabilities. Historical return rates are calculated on a product line basis. The remainder of the
historical rates for variable consideration are calculated by customer by product lines.
The Company recognizes retail sales when the customer takes possession of the goods and tenders payment, generally at
the point of sale. Digital revenues from customers through the Company’s digital platforms are recognized when the
customer takes possession of the goods. The Company’s sales are recorded net of applicable sales taxes.
Both wholesale revenues and retail store revenues are shown net of returns, discounts and other allowances.
Licensing revenue is recognized at the higher of royalty earned or guaranteed minimum royalty.
4. Accounts Receivable
In the normal course of business, the Company extends credit to its wholesale customers based on pre-defined credit
criteria. Accounts receivable are net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. In circumstances where the Company is aware
of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligation (such as in the case of bankruptcy filings, extensive delay
in payment or substantial downgrading by credit sources), a specific reserve for bad debts is recorded against amounts due
to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount reasonably expected to be collected. For all other wholesale
customers, an allowance for doubtful accounts is determined through analysis of the aging of accounts receivable at the
date of the financial statements, assessments of collectability based on historical trends and an evaluation of the impact of
economic conditions.
The Company’s financial instruments consist of trade receivables arising from revenue transactions in the ordinary course
of business. The Company considers its trade receivables to consist of two portfolio segments: wholesale and retail trade
receivables. Wholesale trade receivables result from credit the Company has extended to its wholesale customers based on
pre-defined criteria and are generally due within 60 days. Retail trade receivables primarily relate to amounts due from
third-party credit card processors for the settlement of debit and credit card transactions and are typically collected within 3
to 5 days. See Note 3 – Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
5. Inventories
Wholesale inventories, which comprises a significant portion of the Company’s inventory, and KLH’s inventories are
stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. Retail and Vilebrequin
inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the weighted average method) or net realizable value.
Substantially all of the Company’s inventories consist of finished goods.
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6. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Goodwill is subject to annual impairment tests using a qualitative
evaluation or a quantitative test using an income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis methodology. The
discounted cash flow approach requires that certain assumptions and estimates be made regarding industry economic
factors and future profitability. Intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized, but are subject to annual
impairment tests using a qualitative evaluation or a quantitative test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the
income approach. The relief from royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future
profitability. Other intangibles with finite lives, including license agreements, trademarks and customer lists are amortized
on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (currently ranging from 5 to 17 years). Impairment
charges, if any, on intangible assets with finite lives are recorded when indicators of impairment are present and the
discounted cash flows estimated to be derived from those assets are less than the carrying amounts of the assets. During
fiscal 2025, the Company recorded a $7.4 million non-cash impairment charge to fully impair the carrying value of our
Sonia Rykiel trademark. During fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a $5.9 million non-cash impairment charge to partially
impair the carrying value of our Sonia Rykiel trademark. See Note 7 – Intangible Assets.
7. Leases
The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842 – Leases (“ASC 842”). The Company determines
if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at contract inception. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not
recorded on the balance sheet. For leases with an initial term greater than 12 months, a lease liability is recorded on the
balance sheet at the present value of future payments discounted at the incremental borrowing rate (discount rate)
corresponding with the lease term. An operating lease asset is recorded based on the initial amount of the lease liability,
plus any lease payments made to the lessor before or at the lease commencement date and any initial direct costs incurred,
less any tenant improvement allowance incentives received. The difference between the minimum rents paid and the
straight-line rent (deferred rent) is reflected within the associated operating lease asset. The Company has elected to
account for lease and non-lease components as a single component.
The lease classification evaluation begins at the commencement date. The lease term used in the evaluation includes the
non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option
periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain or the failure to exercise such option would result in
an economic penalty. All of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases.
8. Depreciation and Amortization
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed by the straight-line method over
the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the life
of the lease or the useful life of the improvement, whichever is shorter.
9. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
All property and equipment and other long-lived assets are reviewed for potential impairment when events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the asset’s carrying value may not be recoverable. If such indicators are present, it is
determined whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets is less than the
carrying value of the assets. A potential impairment has occurred if projected future undiscounted cash flows are less than
the carrying value of the assets.
In fiscal 2025, the Company recorded a $0.8 million impairment charge related to the leasehold improvements and
furniture and fixtures at certain retail stores as a result of their performance.
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In fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a $1.3 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements, furniture and
fixtures, computer hardware and operating lease assets at certain retail stores as a result of their performance.
In fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a $2.7 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements, furniture and
fixtures and operating lease assets at certain retail stores as a result of their performance.
10. Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes and uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC Topic 740 — Income Taxes
(“ASC 740”). Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements.
Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of differences between the tax bases of
assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in
income in the period that includes the enactment date.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a return, as well as guidance on de-recognition,
classification, interest and penalties and financial statement reporting disclosures. It is also the Company’s policy to
provide for uncertain tax positions and the related interest and penalties based upon management’s assessment of whether a
tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. To the extent the Company prevails
in matters for which a liability for an unrecognized tax benefit is established, or is required to pay amounts in excess of the
liability, or when other facts and circumstances change, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement
period may be materially affected.
11. Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic net income (loss) per common share has been computed using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during each period. Diluted net income per share, when applicable, is computed using the weighted average
number of common shares and potential dilutive common shares, consisting of unvested restricted stock unit awards and
stock options outstanding during the period. A nominal amount of shares of common stock have been excluded from the
diluted net income per share calculation for the year ended January 31, 2025. Approximately 102,000 shares of common
stock have been excluded from the diluted net income per share calculation for the year ended January 31, 2024. All share-
based payments outstanding that vest based on the achievement of performance conditions, and for which the respective
performance conditions have not been achieved, have been excluded from the diluted per share calculation. The Company
issued no shares of common stock in connection with the exercise or vesting of equity awards during the years ended
January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Instead, the Company re-issued 368,877, 610,631 and 387,792 treasury
shares in connection with the vesting of equity awards in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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F-13
The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income
(loss) per share:
Year Ended January 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Net income (loss) attributable to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
$
193,566
$
176,168
$ (133,061)
Basic net income (loss) per share:
Basic common shares
44,450
45,859
47,653
Basic net income (loss) per share
$
4.35
$
3.84
$
(2.79)
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
Basic common shares
44,450
45,859
47,653
Dilutive restricted stock unit awards and stock options
1,666
1,141
—
Diluted common shares
46,116
47,000
47,653
Diluted net income (loss) per share
$
4.20
$
3.75
$
(2.79)
12. Equity Award Compensation
ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants
of restricted stock unit awards and employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense over the service
period (generally the vesting period) based on their grant date fair values.
The Company accounts for forfeited awards as they occur as permitted by ASC 718. Ultimately, the actual expense
recognized over the vesting period will be for those shares that vested. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are time based
awards that do not have market or performance conditions and generally (i) cliff vest after three years or (ii) vest over a
three year period. Performance stock units (“PSUs”) granted to executives beginning in fiscal 2020 vest after a three year
performance period during which certain earnings before interest and taxes and return on invested capital performance
conditions must be satisfied for vesting to occur. The PSUs granted in fiscal 2020 are also subject to a lock up period that
prevents the sale, contract to sell or transfer of shares for two years subsequent to the date of vesting. Special performance
stock units (“SPSUs”) were granted to Morris Goldfarb, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in fiscal
2024 under the terms of his new employment agreement and may be earned if certain stock price, relative Total
Shareholder Return target and service conditions are achieved. These awards may vest from time to time beginning on the
third anniversary of the effective date of the award through the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the award. RSUs
and employee stock options are expensed on a straight-line basis. PSUs are expensed under the accelerated attribution
method and based on an estimated percentage of achievement of certain pre-established goals. SPSUs are expensed under
the accelerated attribution method.
Excess tax benefits arising from the lapse or exercise of an equity award are recognized in income tax expense. The
assumed proceeds from applying the treasury stock method when computing net income (loss) per share is amended to
exclude the amount of excess tax benefits that would be recognized in additional paid-in capital.
13. Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold includes the expenses incurred to acquire, produce and prepare inventory for sale, including product
costs, warehouse staff wages, freight in, import costs, packaging materials, the cost of operating the overseas offices and
royalty expense. Gross margins may not be directly comparable to those of the Company’s competitors, as income
statement classifications of certain expenses may vary by company. Additionally, costs expected to be incurred when
products are returned should be accrued for upon the sale of the product as a component of cost of goods sold.
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14. Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs consist of warehouse facility costs, third party warehousing, freight out costs, and warehouse
supervisory wages and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Shipping and handling costs included
in selling, general and administrative expenses were $171.6 million, $175.6 million and $187.6 million for the years ended
January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
15. Advertising Costs
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and includes these costs in selling, general and administrative
expenses. Advertising paid as a percentage of sales under license agreements is expensed in the period in which the sales
occur or are accrued to meet guaranteed minimum requirements under license agreements. Advertising expense was
$145.4 million, $121.7 million and $131.6 million for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Prepaid advertising, which represents advance payments to licensors for minimum guaranteed payments for advertising
under the Company’s licensing agreements, was $3.6 million and $7.3 million at January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
16. Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(“GAAP”), management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In determining these estimates, management must use amounts that
are based upon its informed judgments and best estimates. The Company continually evaluates its estimates, including
those related to customer allowances and discounts, product returns, bad debts, inventories, equity awards, income taxes,
carrying values of intangible assets and long-lived assets including right of use assets. Estimates are based on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The
results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not
readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and
conditions.
17. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
GAAP establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The determination of the
applicable level within the hierarchy for a particular asset or liability depends on the inputs used in its valuation as of the
measurement date, notably the extent to which the inputs are market-based (observable) or internally-derived
(unobservable). A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of
input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology based on quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in
active markets.
Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets for
substantially the full term of the financial instrument; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are
not active for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and model-derived valuations whose inputs or
significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology based on unobservable prices or valuation techniques that are significant to
the fair value measurement.
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The following table summarizes the carrying values and the estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments:
Carrying Value
Fair Value
January 31,
January 31,
January 31,
January 31,
Financial Instrument
Level
2025
2024
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Secured Notes
1
$
—
$
400,000
$
—
$
401,080
Unsecured loans
2
6,159
8,791
6,159
8,791
Overdraft facilities
2
—
2,651
—
2,651
Foreign credit facilities
2
—
8,939
—
8,939
The Company’s debt instruments are recorded at their carrying values in its consolidated balance sheets, which may differ
from their respective fair values. The carrying amount of the Company’s variable rate debt approximates the fair value, as
interest rates change with market rates. Furthermore, the carrying value of all other financial instruments potentially subject
to valuation risk (principally consisting of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable) also approximates fair value
due to the short-term nature of these accounts.
Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s non-financial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include long-lived assets,
which consist primarily of property and equipment and operating lease assets. The Company reviews these assets for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be fully recoverable.
For assets that are not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference between the carrying amount of
the asset or asset group and its estimated fair value. For operating lease assets, the Company determines the fair value of
the assets by discounting the estimated market rental rates over the remaining term of the lease. These fair value
measurements are considered level 3 measurements in the fair value hierarchy. During fiscal 2025, the Company recorded a
$0.8 million impairment charge primarily related to leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures at certain retail
stores as a result of their performance. During fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a $1.3 million impairment charge
primarily related to leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, computer hardware and operating lease assets at certain
retail stores as a result of their performance. During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a $2.7 million impairment charge
related to leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures and operating lease assets at certain retail stores as a result of
their performance.
18. Foreign Currency Translation
Certain of the Company’s international subsidiaries use different functional currencies, which are, for the most part, the
local currency. In accordance with the authoritative guidance, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations are
translated from foreign currency into U.S. dollars at period-end rates, while income and expenses are translated at the
weighted average exchange rates for the period. The related translation adjustments are reflected as a foreign currency
translation adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity.
19. Effects of Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”)
2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”. The ASU expands the
scope and frequency of segment disclosures and introduces the concept of a “significant expense principle,” which requires
entities to disclose significant expense categories and amounts that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision
maker (“CODM”) and included within the reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. The ASU also changes current
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disclosure requirements by allowing entities to report multiple measures of a segment’s profit or loss, provided the reported
measures are used by the CODM to assess performance and allocate resources and that the measure closest to GAAP is
also provided. Finally, the ASU requires all segment profit or loss and assets disclosures to be provided on both an annual
and interim basis and requires entities to disclose the title and position of the individual identified as the CODM. The
Company adopted ASU 2023-07 retrospectively for the annual periods presented in the financial statements during the year
ended January 31, 2025. The adoption of this standard resulted in additional disclosures for segment reporting. See Note 14
– Segments for further details on the adoption of ASU 2023-07.
Accounting Guidance Issued Being Evaluated for Adoption
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax
Disclosures”. The ASU requires public companies to disclose, on an annual basis, a tabular reconciliation of the effective
tax rate to the statutory rate for federal, state and foreign income taxes. It also requires greater detail about individual
reconciling items in the rate reconciliation to the extent the impact of those items exceeds a specified threshold. In addition,
the ASU requires public companies to disclose their income tax payments (net of refunds received), disaggregated between
federal, state/local and foreign jurisdictions. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.
Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the standard and determining the extent of additional
disclosures that may be required.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense
Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”. The ASU requires public
entities to disclose more detailed information about certain costs and expenses presented in the income statement, including
inventory purchases, employee compensation, selling expenses, depreciation and intangible asset amortization. ASU 2024-
03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively;
however, retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on its
consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
NOTE 2 — REVENUE RECOGNITION
Wholesale revenue is recognized upon the transfer of goods to customers in an amount that reflects the expected
consideration to be received in exchange for these goods. The difference between the amount initially billed and the
amount collected represents variable consideration. Variable consideration includes trade discounts, end of season
markdowns, sales allowances, cooperative advertising, return liabilities and other customer allowances. The Company
estimates the anticipated variable consideration and records this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related
product revenue is recognized.
The liability recorded in connection with variable consideration, primarily related to sales discounts and allowances but
excluding cooperative advertising, has been classified as a current liability under “customer refund liabilities” on the
consolidated balance sheets. The Company classifies cooperative advertising as a reduction of net sales in the consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Costs expected to be incurred when products are returned
should be accrued for upon the sale of the product as a component of cost of goods sold.
Disaggregation of Revenue
In accordance with ASC 606, the Company discloses its revenues by segment. Each segment presents its own
characteristics with respect to the timing of revenue recognition and the type of customer. In addition, disaggregating
revenues using a segment basis is consistent with how the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker manages the
Company. The Company has identified the wholesale operations segment and the retail operations segment as distinct
sources of revenue.
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Wholesale Operations Segment. Wholesale revenues include sales of products to retailers under owned, licensed and
private label brands, as well as sales related to the Vilebrequin and Karl Lagerfeld businesses, including from retail stores
operated by Vilebrequin and Karl Lagerfeld, other than sales of product under the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand generated by
the Company’s retail stores and digital platforms. Wholesale revenues from sales of products are recognized when control
transfers to the customer. The Company considers control to have been transferred when the Company has transferred
physical possession of the product, the Company has a right to payment for the product, the customer has legal title to the
product and the customer has the significant risks and rewards of the product. Wholesale revenues are adjusted by variable
consideration arising from implicit or explicit obligations. Wholesale revenues also include revenues from license
agreements related to trademarks associated with the Company’s owned brands. As of January 31, 2025, revenues from
license agreements represented an insignificant portion of wholesale revenues.
Retail Operations Segment. Retail store revenues are generated by direct sales to consumers through Company operated
stores and product sales through the Company’s digital channels for the DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, G.H.
Bass and Wilsons Leather businesses. Retail stores primarily consist of DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris retail stores,
substantially all of which are operated as outlet stores. Retail operations segment revenues are recognized at the point of
sale when the customer takes possession of the goods and tenders payment. Digital revenues primarily consist of sales to
consumers through the Company’s digital platforms. Digital revenue is recognized when a customer takes possession of the
goods. Retail sales are recorded net of applicable sales tax.
Variable Consideration. The difference between the amount initially billed and the amount collected represents variable
consideration. The Company may provide customers with discounts, rebates, credit returns and price reductions. The
Company may also contribute to customers’ promotional activities or incur charges for compliance violations. These
adjustments to the initial selling price often occur after the sales process is completed.
The Company identified the following elements of variable consideration:
Markdowns. Markdown allowances consist of accommodations in the form of price reductions to wholesale customers for
purchased merchandise. In general, markdowns are granted to full price customers, such as department stores. Markdowns
may vary year-over-year and are granted based on the performance of Company merchandise at a customer’s retail stores.
Term Discounts. Term discounts represent a discount from the initial wholesale sales price to certain wholesale customers
consistent with customary industry practice.
Sales Allowances. Sales allowances are reductions of the selling price agreed upon with wholesale customers. Sales
allowances may be contractual or may be granted on a case-by-case basis. Non-contractual sales allowances may be
granted in connection with billing adjustments and, in some cases, for product related issues.
Advertising Allowances. Advertising allowances consist of the Company’s financial participation in the promotional efforts
of its wholesale customers. Wholesale customers may charge back a portion of the advertising expense incurred against
open invoices. Advertising programs are generally agreed upon at the beginning of a season.
Other Allowances. General allowances consist of price reductions granted to a wholesale customer and may relate to the
Company’s participation in costs incurred by the customer during the sales process, as well as price differences, shortages
and charges for operational non-compliance.
Return of Merchandise. For wholesale customers, the Company may make accommodations for returns of merchandise that
is underperforming at a customer’s retail stores. For retail customers, as a matter of Company policy, whether merchandise
is purchased at the Company’s stores or on its digital platforms, the consumer generally has up to 90 days to return
merchandise from the date of purchase.
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Variable consideration, primarily related to sales discounts and allowances, is estimated based on historical experience,
current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known events and industry trends. The reserves for variable
consideration are recorded under customer refund liabilities. As of January 31, 2025 and 2024, customer refund liabilities
amounted to $80.0 million and $84.1 million, respectively. Historical return rates are calculated on a product line basis. The
remainder of the historical rates for variable consideration are calculated by customer by product lines.
Contract Liabilities
The Company’s contract liabilities, which are recorded within accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets, primarily consist of gift card liabilities and advance payments from licensees. In some of its retail concepts, the
Company also offers a limited loyalty program where customers accumulate points redeemable for cash discount
certificates that expire 90 days after issuance. Total contract liabilities were $5.9 million and $5.2 million at January 31,
2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company recognized $4.1 million in revenue for the year ended January 31, 2025 which
related to contract liabilities that existed at January 31, 2024. There were no contract assets recorded as of January 31, 2025
and January 31, 2024. Substantially all of the advance payments from licenses as of January 31, 2025 are expected to be
recognized as revenue within the next twelve months.
NOTE 3 — ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
The Company’s financial instruments consist of trade receivables arising from revenue transactions in the ordinary course
of business. The Company considers its trade receivables to consist of two portfolio segments: wholesale and retail trade
receivables. Wholesale trade receivables result from credit the Company has extended to its wholesale customers based on
pre-defined criteria and are generally due within 60 days. Retail trade receivables primarily relate to amounts due from
third-party credit card processors for the settlement of debit and credit card transactions and are typically collected within 3
to 5 days.
The Company’s accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts as of January 31, 2025 and 2024 were:
January 31, 2025
Wholesale
Retail
Total
(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, gross
$
631,463
$
877
$
632,340
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(7,520)
(68)
(7,588)
Accounts receivable, net
$
623,943
$
809
$
624,752
January 31, 2024
Wholesale
Retail
Total
(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, gross
$
563,130
$
704
$
563,834
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(1,408)
(63)
(1,471)
Accounts receivable, net
$
561,722
$
641
$
562,363
The allowance for doubtful accounts for wholesale trade receivables is estimated based on several factors. In circumstances
where the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations (such as in the case of
bankruptcy filings (including potential bankruptcy filings), extensive delay in payment or substantial downgrading by
credit rating agencies), a specific reserve for bad debt is recorded against amounts due from that customer to reduce the net
recognized receivable to the amount reasonably expected to be collected. For all other wholesale customers, an allowance
for doubtful accounts is determined through analysis of the aging of accounts receivable at the end of the reporting period
for financial statements, assessments of collectability based on historical trends and an evaluation of the
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impact of economic conditions. The Company considers both current and forecasted future economic conditions in
determining the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts.
The allowance for doubtful accounts for retail trade receivables is estimated at the credit card chargeback rate applied to
the previous 90 days of credit card sales. In addition, the Company considers both current and forecasted future economic
conditions in determining the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts.
During the year ended January 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $6.4 million increase in its allowance for doubtful
accounts primarily due to the bankruptcy of certain customers within the Company’s wholesale operations segment,
including Hudson’s Bay Company. During the year ended January 31, 2024, accounts receivable balances of $16.7 million
were deemed uncollectable and written off against the allowance primarily due to the bankruptcy of certain department
store customers. The Company had the following activity in its allowance for credit losses:
January 31, 2025
Wholesale
Retail
Total
(In thousands)
Balance as of January 31, 2024
$
(1,408)
$
(63)
$
(1,471)
Provision for credit losses
(6,160)
(5)
(6,165)
Accounts written off as uncollectible
48
—
48
Balance as of January 31, 2025
$
(7,520)
$
(68)
$
(7,588)
January 31, 2024
Wholesale
Retail
Total
(In thousands)
Balance as of January 31, 2023
$
(18,237)
$
(60)
$
(18,297)
Provision for credit losses
166
(3)
163
Accounts written off as uncollectible
16,663
—
16,663
Balance as of January 31, 2024
$
(1,408)
$
(63)
$
(1,471)
NOTE 4 — INVENTORIES
Wholesale inventories, which comprise a significant portion of the Company’s inventory, and KLH inventories are stated at
the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. Retail and Vilebrequin inventories
are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the weighted average method) or net realizable value. Substantially all of the
Company’s inventories consist of finished goods.
The inventory return asset, which consists of the amount of goods that are anticipated to be returned by customers, was
$13.2 million and $16.5 million at January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The inventory return asset is recorded within
prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2025 and 2024.
Inventory held on consignment by the Company’s customers totaled $5.9 million and $6.6 million at January 31, 2025 and
2024, respectively. Consignment inventory is stored at the facilities of the Company’s customers. The Company reflects
this inventory on its consolidated balance sheets.
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NOTE 5 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of:
January 31,
Estimated life
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Machinery and equipment
5 years
$
2,263
$
2,586
Leasehold improvements
3-13 years
92,516
91,329
Furniture and fixtures
3-5 years
148,789
134,540
Computer equipment and software
2-5 years
71,779
59,957
315,347
288,412
Less: accumulated depreciation
(246,029)
(233,328)
$
69,318
$
55,084
Depreciation expense was $22.2 million, $22.0 million and $23.5 million for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and
2023, respectively. For the year ended January 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $0.8 million impairment charge related
to leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures of certain retail stores as a result of their performance. For the year
ended January 31, 2024, the Company recorded a $0.8 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements,
computer hardware and furniture and fixtures at certain retail stores as a result of their performance. For the year ended
January 31, 2023, the Company recorded a $1.8 million impairment charge related to leasehold improvements and furniture
and fixtures at certain retail stores as a result of their performance.
The Company evaluates long-lived assets, which consist primarily of property and equipment and operating lease assets,
for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. In the evaluation process, the Company first compares the carrying value of the asset to the estimated future
cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges plus proceeds expected from disposition, if any). If the estimated
undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, the Company needs to determine the fair value of the
assets. The Company compares the carrying value of the asset or asset group to its estimated fair value. If the fair value is
less than the carrying value, the Company recognizes an impairment charge. The carrying amount of the asset or asset
group is reduced to the estimated fair value based on a discounted cash flow valuation. Assets to be disposed of are
reported at the lower of the carrying amount of the asset or fair value less costs to sell. The Company reviews retail store
assets for potential impairment based on historical cash flows, lease termination provisions and forecasted future retail
store operating results. If the Company recognizes an impairment charge for a depreciable long-lived asset, the adjusted
carrying amount of the asset becomes its new cost basis and will be depreciated (amortized) over the remaining useful life
of that asset.
NOTE 6 — LEASES
The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC 842. The Company elected the short-term lease exception
policy, permitting it to not apply the recognition requirements of this standard to short-term leases (i.e. leases with terms of
12 months or less) and an accounting policy to account for lease and non-lease components as a single component.
The Company determines whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at contract inception. The Company leases retail
stores, warehouses, distribution centers, office space and certain equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or
less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis
over the lease term.
Total rent payable is recorded during the lease term, including rent escalations in which the amount of future rent is certain
or fixed on the straight-line basis over the term of the lease (including any rent holiday periods beginning upon control of
the premises and any fixed payments stated in the lease). For leases with an initial term greater than 12 months, a lease
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liability is recorded on the balance sheet at the present value of future payments discounted at the incremental borrowing
rate (discount rate) corresponding with the lease term. An operating lease asset is recorded based on the initial amount of
the lease liability, plus any lease payments made to the lessor before or at the lease commencement date and any initial
direct costs incurred, less any tenant improvement allowance incentives received or payable at commencement. The
difference between the minimum rents paid and the straight-line rent (deferred rent) is reflected within the associated
operating lease asset.
The lease classification evaluation begins at the commencement date. The lease term used in the evaluation includes the
non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option
periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain or the failure to exercise such option would result in
an economic penalty. All retail store, warehouse, distribution center and office leases are classified as operating leases. The
Company does not have any finance leases. Operating lease expense is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over
the lease term.
Most leases are for a term of one to ten years. Some leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that
can extend the lease term from one to ten years. Several of the Company’s retail store leases include an option to terminate
the lease based on failure to achieve a specified sales volume. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at the
Company’s sole discretion. The exercise of lease termination options is generally by mutual agreement between the
Company and the lessor.
Certain of the Company’s lease agreements include contingent rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over
contractual levels and others include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. Contingent rent is accrued each
period as the liabilities are incurred. The Company’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or
material restrictive covenants.
The Company’s operating lease assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2025 and 2024 consist of the following:
Leases
Classification
January 31, 2025
January 31, 2024
(In thousands)
Assets
Operating
Operating lease assets
$
255,180
$
216,886
Total lease assets
$
255,180
$
216,886
Liabilities
Current operating
Current operating lease liabilities
$
50,268
$
56,587
Noncurrent operating
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
221,257
178,247
Total lease liabilities
$
271,525
$
234,834
During fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a $0.3 million impairment charge related to the operating lease assets at certain
retail stores as a result of their performance. During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a $0.7 million impairment charge
related to the operating lease assets at certain retail stores as a result of their performance. The Company determines the
fair value of operating lease assets by discounting the estimated market rental rates over the remaining term of the lease.
The Company’s leases do not provide the rate of interest implicit in the lease. Therefore, the Company uses its incremental
borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date of each lease in determining the present value of
lease payments.
The Company’s operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities increased during fiscal 2025 primarily due to the
renewal of the Company’s corporate office lease. The Company recorded lease costs of $74.4 million, $73.5 million and
$64.9 million during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Lease costs are recorded within
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selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
income (loss). The Company recorded variable lease costs and short-term lease costs of $19.8 million, $24.1 million and
$17.1 million for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Short-term lease costs are immaterial.
As of January 31, 2024, the Company’s maturity of operating lease liabilities in the years ending up to January 31, 2030
and thereafter are as follows:
Year Ending January 31,
Amount
(In thousands)
2026
$
67,190
2027
57,550
2028
48,135
2029
39,159
2030
27,004
After 2030
98,669
Total lease payments
$
337,707
Less: Interest
66,182
Present value of lease liabilities
$
271,525
As of January 31, 2025, there are no material leases that are legally binding but have not yet commenced.
As of January 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining lease term related to operating leases is 6.7 years. The weighted
average discount rate related to operating leases is 6.6%.
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities is $76.3 million and $76.7 million as of
January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations were $111.5
million and $35.0 million during the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 7 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consist of:
January 31, 2025
Estimated Life
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
(In thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Licenses
14 years
$
18,765
$
(18,057)
$
708
Customer relationships
15-17 years
52,198
(28,601)
23,597
Other
5-10 years
5,833
(3,045)
2,788
Total finite-lived intangible assets
$
76,796
$
(49,703)
$
27,093
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks
608,913
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets
608,913
Total intangible assets, net
$
636,006
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January 31, 2024
Estimated Life
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
(In thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Licenses
14 years
$
19,152
$
(17,930)
$
1,222
Customer relationships
15-17 years
52,592
(25,903)
26,689
Other
5-10 years
9,496
(5,731)
3,765
Total finite-lived intangible assets
$
81,240
$
(49,564)
$
31,676
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks
630,333
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets
630,333
Total intangible assets, net
$
662,009
Amortization expense
Amortization expense with respect to finite-lived intangibles amounted to $5.2 million, $5.4 million and $3.9 million for
the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The estimated amortization expense with respect to intangibles for the next five years is as follows:
Year Ending January 31,
Amortization Expense
(In thousands)
2026
$
3,904
2027
3,651
2028
3,313
2029
3,234
2030
3,187
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and measured for impairment when events
or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired.
Goodwill
There was no goodwill recognized during the year ended January 31, 2025 or January 31, 2024.
Impairment
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price and related costs over the value assigned to net tangible and
identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired and accounted for under the purchase method. The Company reviews
and tests its goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may be impaired. The Company
performs its goodwill test as of January 31 of each year, if applicable, using a qualitative evaluation or a quantitative test
using an income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis methodology. The discounted cash flow approach
requires that certain assumptions and estimates be made regarding industry economic factors and future profitability. The
Company also performs its annual test for intangible assets with indefinite lives as of January 31 of each year using a
qualitative evaluation or a quantitative test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the income approach. The
relief from royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future profitability.
The carrying value of the Company’s goodwill was fully impaired in fiscal 2023 as a result of our annual impairment test.
There was no new goodwill recognized in fiscal 2024 or fiscal 2025.
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Fiscal 2023 Annual Goodwill Impairment Test
The Company performed its annual test of its wholesale reporting unit as of January 31, 2023 by electing to bypass the
qualitative assessment and proceed directly to the quantitative impairment test using a discounted cash flows method to
estimate the fair value of its wholesale reporting unit. The Company made this election due to its decline in market
capitalization.
The fair value of the wholesale reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing was determined using an income approach
and validated using a market approach. The income approach was based on discounted projected future (debt-free) cash
flows for the reporting unit. The discount rate applied to these cash flows was based on the weighted average cost of capital
for the wholesale reporting unit, which takes market participant assumptions into consideration, inclusive of a Company-
specific 7.5% risk premium to account for the additional risk of uncertainly perceived by market participants related to the
Company’s overall cash flows. Estimated future operating cash flows were discounted at a rate of 17.5% to account for the
relative risks of the estimated future cash flows. For the market approach, used to validate the results of the income
approach method, the Company used the guideline company method, which analyzes market multiples of adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for a group of comparable public companies.
As a result of the Company’s fiscal 2023 annual impairment test, the Company recorded a $347.2 million non-cash
impairment charge during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 to fully impair the carrying value of its goodwill, which was
included in assets impairments in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
This impairment charge was recorded to the Company’s wholesale operations segment.
Fiscal 2025 Annual Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment Test
The Company performed its annual test of its indefinite-lived trademarks as of January 31, 2025 using a qualitative
evaluation or a quantitative impairment test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the income approach. The
relief from royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future profitability. The
Company’s fiscal 2025 testing determined that the fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets substantially
exceeded its carrying value except for its Sonia Rykiel trademark. As a result of the fiscal 2025 annual impairment test, the
Company recorded a $7.4 million non-cash impairment charge during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 to fully impair the
carrying value of its Sonia Rykiel trademark, which was included in asset impairments in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). This impairment charge was recorded to the Company’s
wholesale operations segment.
Fiscal 2024 Annual Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment Test
The Company performed its annual test of its indefinite-lived trademarks as of January 31, 2024 using a qualitative
evaluation or a quantitative impairment test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the income approach. The
relief from royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future profitability. The
Company’s fiscal 2024 testing determined that the fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets substantially
exceeded its carrying value except for its Sonia Rykiel trademark. As a result of the fiscal 2024 annual impairment test, the
Company recorded a $5.9 million non-cash impairment charge during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 to partially impair
the carrying value of its Sonia Rykiel trademark, which was included in asset impairments in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). This impairment charge was recorded to the Company’s
wholesale operations segment.
Fiscal 2023 Annual Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment Test
The Company performed its annual test of its indefinite-lived trademarks as of January 31, 2023 using a qualitative
evaluation or a quantitative impairment test using a relief from royalty method, another form of the income approach. The
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relief from royalty method requires assumptions regarding industry economic factors and future profitability. The Company
determined that the fair values of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets substantially exceeded its carrying value and,
therefore, there were no impairments identified as of January 31, 2023 as a result of these tests.
The Company’s indefinite-lived trademark balance is primarily composed of the Donna Karan/DKNY trademarks that
were acquired in fiscal 2017 and the Karl Lagerfeld trademark that was acquired in fiscal 2023.
The fair value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets are considered a Level 3 valuation in the fair value
hierarchy.
NOTE 8 — NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Long-term debt
Long-term debt consists of the following:
January 31, 2025 January 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Secured Notes
$
—
$
400,000
Unsecured loans
6,159
8,791
Overdraft facilities
—
2,651
Foreign credit facilities
—
8,939
Subtotal
6,159
420,381
Less: Net debt issuance costs (1)
—
(2,548)
Debt discount
—
—
Current portion of long-term debt
(3,114)
(15,026)
Total
$
3,045
$
402,807
(1)
Does not include the debt issuance costs, net of amortization, totaling $5.4 million and $2.4 million as of January 31, 2025 and
2024, respectively, related to the revolving credit facility. The debt issuance costs have been deferred and are classified in assets in
the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in accordance with ASC 835.
Senior Secured Notes
The Company had previously completed a private debt offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
In August 2024, the Company used cash on hand and borrowings from its revolving credit facility to make a $400.7 million
payment to voluntarily redeem the entire $400.0 million principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100%
of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. At the date of redemption, the Company had
unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.6 million associated with the Notes. These debt issuance costs were fully
extinguished and charged to interest expense in the Company’s results of operations.
Third Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement
On June 4, 2024, the Company’s subsidiaries, G-III Leather Fashions, Inc., Riviera Sun, Inc., AM Retail Group, Inc. and
The Donna Karan Company Store LLC (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into the third amended and restated credit
agreement (the “Third ABL Credit Agreement”) with the lenders named therein and with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent. The Third ABL Credit Agreement is a five-year senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility
providing for borrowings in an aggregate principal amount of up to $700.0 million. The Company and certain of its
wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, as well as G-III Apparel Canada ULC (collectively, the “Guarantors”), are guarantors
under the Third ABL Credit Agreement.
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The Third ABL Credit Agreement amends and restates the Second Amended Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2020
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to June 4, 2024, the “Second Credit
Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers and the Guarantors, the lenders from time-to-time party thereto, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the administrative agent thereunder. The Second Credit Agreement provided for
borrowings of up to $650.0 million and was due to expire on August 7, 2025. The Third ABL Credit Agreement extends
the maturity date to June 2029, subject to a springing maturity date as defined within the credit agreement.
Amounts available under the Third ABL Credit Agreement are subject to borrowing base formulas and overadvances as
specified in the Third ABL Credit Agreement. Borrowings bear interest, at the Borrowers’ option, at Adjusted Term
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.00%, or the alternate base rate plus a margin of
0.50% to 1.00% (defined as the greatest of (i) the “prime rate” of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time, (ii) the
federal funds rate plus 0.5% and (iii) SOFR for a borrowing with an interest period of one month plus 1.00%), with the
applicable margin determined based on the Borrowers’ average daily availability under the Third ABL Credit Agreement.
As of January 31, 2025, interest under the Third ABL Credit Agreement was being paid at an average rate of 6.51% per
annum.
The Third ABL Credit Agreement is secured by specified assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors. In addition to paying
interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Third ABL Credit Agreement, the Company is required to pay a
commitment fee to the lenders under the credit agreement with respect to the unutilized commitments. The commitment fee
accrues at a tiered rate equal to 0.375% per annum on the average daily amount of the available commitments when the
average usage is less than 50% of the total available commitments and decreases to 0.25% per annum on the average daily
amount of the available commitments when the average usage is greater than or equal to 50% of the total available
commitments.
The Third ABL Credit Agreement contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to, subject to
specified exceptions, incur additional debt; incur liens; sell or dispose of certain assets; merge with other companies;
liquidate or dissolve the Company; acquire other companies; make loans, advances, or guarantees; and make certain
investments. In certain circumstances, the revolving credit facility also requires the Company to maintain a fixed charge
coverage ratio, as defined in the agreement, not less than 1.00 to 1.00 for each period of twelve consecutive fiscal months
of the Company. As of January 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
As of January 31, 2025, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Third ABL Credit Agreement. The Third
ABL Credit Agreement also includes amounts available for letters of credit. As of January 31, 2025, there were
outstanding trade and standby letters of credit amounting to $0.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
At the date of the refinancing of the Second ABL Credit Agreement, the Company had $1.9 million of unamortized debt
issuance costs remaining from the Second ABL Credit Agreement. There was no extinguishment of any amount of the
unamortized debt issuance costs remaining from the Second ABL Credit Agreement. The Company incurred new debt
issuance costs totaling $3.8 million related to the Third ABL Credit Agreement. The Company has a total of $5.6 million
debt issuance costs related to its Third ABL Credit Agreement. As permitted under ASC 835, the debt issuance costs have
been deferred and are presented as an asset which is amortized ratably over the term of the Third ABL Credit Agreement.
LVMH Note
As a portion of the consideration for the acquisition of DKNY and Donna Karan, the Company issued to LVMH a junior
lien secured promissory note in the principal amount of $125.0 million that bore interest at the rate of 2% per year. $75.0
million of the principal amount of the LVMH Note was paid on June 1, 2023 and the remaining $50.0 million of such
principal amount was paid on December 1, 2023.
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Unsecured Loans
Several of the Company’s foreign entities borrow funds under various unsecured loans of which a portion is to provide
funding for operations in the normal course of business while other loans are European state backed loans as part of
COVID-19 relief programs. In the aggregate, the Company is currently required to make quarterly installment payments of
principal in the amount of €0.8 million under these loans. Interest on the outstanding principal amount of the unsecured
loans accrues at a fixed rate equal to 0% to 5.0% per annum, payable on either a quarterly or monthly basis. As of January
31, 2025, the Company had an aggregate outstanding balance of €5.9 million ($6.2 million) under these unsecured loans.
Overdraft Facilities
During fiscal 2021 and 2025, certain of the Company’s foreign entities entered into overdraft facilities that allow for
applicable bank accounts to be in a negative position up to a certain maximum overdraft. These uncommitted overdraft
facilities with HSBC Bank allow for an aggregate maximum overdraft of €10 million. Interest on drawn balances accrues
at a rate equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus a margin of 1.75% per annum, payable quarterly. The facility may
be cancelled at any time by the Company or HSBC Bank. As part of a COVID-19 relief program, certain of the Company’s
foreign entities entered into several state backed overdraft facilities with UBS Bank in Switzerland for an aggregate of
CHF 4.7 million at varying interest rates of 0% to 0.5%. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had no borrowings drawn
under these various facilities.
Foreign Credit Facilities
KLH has a credit agreement with ABN AMRO Bank N.V. with a credit limit of €15.0 million which is secured by specified
assets of KLH. Borrowings bear interest at the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) plus a margin of 1.7%. A
subsidiary of Vilebrequin has a credit agreement with CIC Bank with a credit limit of €5.0 million. Borrowings bear
interest at the Euro Short-Term Rate plus a margin of 1.75%. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had no borrowings
drawn under these credit facilities.
Future Debt Maturities
As of January 31, 2025, the Company’s mandatory debt repayments mature in the years ending up to January 31, 2030 or
thereafter.
Year Ending January 31,
Amount
(In thousands)
2026
$
3,114
2027
1,694
2028
687
2029
508
2030 and thereafter
156
Accrued expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
January 31, 2025 January 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Accrued bonuses
$
38,600
$
38,298
Accrued royalty expense
30,360
20,905
Other accrued expenses
68,828
81,332
Total
$
137,788
$
140,535
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NOTE 9 — INCOME TAXES
The income tax provision is comprised of the following:
Year Ended January 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Current
Federal
$
42,301
$
42,376
$
27,982
State and city
10,191
9,768
8,278
Foreign
12,093
9,971
14,647
64,585
62,115
50,907
Deferred
Federal
9,215
6,469
(50,764)
State and city
688
878
(4,457)
Foreign
2,078
(3,603)
526
11,981
3,744
(54,695)
Income tax expense (benefit)
$
76,566
$
65,859
$
(3,788)
Income (loss) before income taxes
United States
$ 218,963
$ 218,528
$ (106,086)
Non-United States
50,896
22,071
(32,084)
$ 269,859
$ 240,599
$ (138,170)
Effective January 1, 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) subjects a U.S. parent company to current tax on its global
intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”). For fiscal 2025, the Company has elected to treat the tax effect of GILTI as a
current period expense.
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The significant components of the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities at January 31, 2025 and 2024 are summarized as
follows:
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
Compensation
$
3,696
$
3,444
Inventory
12,036
13,756
Provision for bad debts and sales allowances
12,775
11,918
Supplemental employee retirement plan
959
792
Net operating loss
40,480
40,183
Operating lease liability
63,715
52,341
Foreign tax credit carryforward
6,050
5,594
Section 174 R&D amortization
1,338
1,016
Other
6,158
4,919
Gross deferred income tax assets
147,207
133,963
Less: valuation allowance
(46,361)
(39,140)
Net deferred income tax assets
100,846
94,823
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization
(19,737)
(15,821)
Intangibles
(49,237)
(51,071)
Operating lease asset
(57,881)
(46,546)
Prepaid expenses and other
(1,807)
(2,149)
Other
(4,828)
(2,724)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(133,490)
(118,311)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
(32,644)
$
(23,488)
The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest substantially all of the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. The
total undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested were
approximately $200 million as of January 31, 2025. Upon distribution of these earnings in the form of dividends or
otherwise, the Company does not anticipate any material tax costs. As such, no deferred taxes have been provided for
withholding taxes or other taxes that would result upon repatriation of these undistributed foreign earnings.
On December 12, 2022, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) announced that EU member states reached an
agreement to implement the minimum tax component of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s
international tax reform initiative, known as Pillar Two. The Pillar Two Model Rules provide for a global minimum tax of
15% for multinational enterprise groups, and is effective for fiscal 2025. While these rules did not have a material impact
on the Company’s effective tax rate or financial results for fiscal 2025, the Company continues to monitor its operations
and evolving tax legislation in the jurisdictions in which it operates.
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The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective rate reported in the financial
statements for the years ended January 31:
2025
2024
2023
Provision for Federal income taxes at the statutory rate
21.0 %
21.0 %
21.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit
3.2
3.7
(2.1)
Permanent differences
3.3
2.8
(2.1)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings
2.3
1.8
(6.0)
Foreign tax rate differential and other foreign adjustments
(1.0)
1.0
1.2
Foreign tax credit
(3.7)
(2.9)
7.9
Valuation allowance
2.7
0.4
(3.1)
Goodwill impairment
—
—
(17.3)
Non-taxable capital gain
—
—
5.1
Other, net
0.6
(0.4)
(1.9)
Actual provision for income taxes
28.4 %
27.4 %
2.7 %
The Company’s effective tax rate increased to 28.4% in fiscal 2025 compared to 27.4% in fiscal 2024. This increase in the
Company’s effective tax rate is primarily due to the impact of permanent tax adjustments on the annual effective tax rate,
offset by a reduction in unrecognized income tax benefits related to the Company’s foreign exposures. The Company’s
effective tax rate increased to 27.4% in fiscal 2024 compared to 2.7% in fiscal 2023. This increase in the Company’s
effective tax rate is primarily the result of the Company’s charges related to goodwill impairment of $347.2 million which
significantly decreased pretax book income in relation to its tax expense in fiscal 2023, as well as operating losses
generated in certain foreign jurisdictions during fiscal 2024 that are not expected to be realized.
At January 31, 2025, the Company had state net operating loss carryforwards of $3.6 million, of which $1.8 million
carryforward indefinitely and the remainder primarily expires in 2036 through 2041. In addition, the Company had foreign
net operating loss carryforwards of $36.9 million, with most jurisdictions having indefinite carryforward periods. At
January 31, 2025, the Company also has federal foreign tax credit carryforwards of $6.1 million, which expire in 2029
through 2035.
Valuation allowances represent deferred tax benefits where management is uncertain if the Company will have the ability
to recognize those benefits in the future. During the year ended January 31, 2025, the Company recorded an increase to its
valuation allowance of $7.2 million against its deferred tax assets, of which $0.4 million related to an increase in the
Company’s deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance for excess foreign tax credits, $1.5 million related to a net
increase in the Company’s deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance for standalone state tax losses and foreign
losses and $5.3 million related to an increase in the Company’s valuation allowance for foreign losses not expected to be
utilized.
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Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties,
is as follows:
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Balance at February 1,
$
4,241
$
3,582
$
2,442
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
62
57
245
Additions for tax positions of prior years
54
1,015
895
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(45)
(413)
—
Settlements
(727)
—
—
Lapses of statutes of limitations
(1,325)
—
—
Balance at January 31,
$
2,260
$
4,241
$
3,582
The Company accounts for uncertain income tax positions in accordance with ASC 740 — Income Taxes. The Company
files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. As of January 31, 2025,
there was a decrease in the unrecognized tax position reserve of $2.0 million related to state, local and foreign income tax
return filings.
The Company’s policy on classification is to include interest in interest and financing charges, net and penalties in selling,
general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
income (loss). The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as the income tax
of multiple state, local, and foreign jurisdictions.
Of the major jurisdictions, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to examination in the United States and various
foreign jurisdictions for fiscal year 2019 and forward. The Company is currently under audit by New York for fiscal years
2019 through 2023 and France for fiscal years 2019 through 2021. The Company does not expect a material reduction in its
unrecognized income tax benefits, prior to any annual increase, during the next twelve months.
NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
License Agreements
The Company has entered into license agreements that provide for royalty payments based on net sales of licensed
products. The Company incurred royalty expense (included in cost of goods sold) of $154.8 million, $154.2 million and
$162.9 million for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Contractual advertising expense, which
is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and is normally based on a percentage of net sales associated
with certain license agreements, was $29.6 million, $36.7 million and $45.2 million for the years ended January 31, 2025,
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2024 and 2023, respectively. Based on minimum net sales requirements, future minimum royalty and advertising payments
required under these agreements are:
Year Ending January 31,
Amount
(In thousands)
2026
103,218
2027
67,103
2028
42,561
2029
24,028
2030
12,517
Thereafter
1,558
$
250,985
Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to periodic claims, investigations and lawsuits. Although the
Company cannot predict with certainty the ultimate resolution of claims, investigations and lawsuits, asserted against the
Company, it does not believe that any currently pending legal proceeding or proceedings to which it is a party could have a
material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
NOTE 11 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Share Repurchase Program
In August 2023, our Board of Directors authorized an increase in the number of shares covered by the Company’s share
repurchase program to an aggregate amount of 10,000,000 shares. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased, if
any, will depend on a number of factors, including market conditions and prevailing stock prices, and are subject to
compliance with certain covenants contained in the loan agreement. Share repurchases may take place on the open market,
in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, and would be made in accordance with applicable securities laws.
During fiscal 2025, pursuant to this program, the Company acquired 2,209,832 shares of its common stock for an aggregate
purchase price of $60.0 million. During fiscal 2024, pursuant to this program, the Company acquired 1,598,568 shares of
its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $26.1 million. During fiscal 2023, pursuant to this program, the
Company acquired 1,587,581 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $26.9 million. As of January
31, 2025, The Company had 7,790,168 authorized shares remaining under this program.
Long-Term Incentive Plan
On October 10, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”), which
replaced the Company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The 2023 Plan
authorizes the issuance of 2.8 million shares. Shares available under the 2015 Plan, which would otherwise have expired on
June 9, 2025, were not carried over into the 2023 Plan and no further grants will be made under the 2015 Plan. Outstanding
awards issued prior to August 18, 2023 continue to remain subject to the terms of the 2015 Plan. As of January 31, 2025,
the Company had 1,554,515 shares available for grant under the 2023 Plan. The plan provides for the grant of equity and
cash awards, including restricted stock awards, stock options and other stock unit awards to directors, officers and
employees.
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) generally (i) cliff vest after three years or (ii) vest over a three year period. Performance
stock units (“PSUs”) that were granted to executives generally vest after a three year performance period during which
certain earnings before interest and taxes and return on invested capital performance standards must be satisfied for vesting
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to occur. Special performance stock units (“SPSUs”) were granted to Morris Goldfarb, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, in fiscal 2024 under the terms of his new employment agreement. These SPSUs may be earned if certain
stock price, relative Total Shareholder Return target and service conditions are achieved. These awards may vest from time
to time beginning on the third anniversary of the effective date of the award through the fifth anniversary of the effective
date of the award.
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units
Restricted Stock Units
Performance Stock Units
Weighted Average
Weighted Average
Awards
Grant Date
Awards
Grant Date
Outstanding
Fair Value
Outstanding
Fair Value
Unvested as of January 31, 2022
1,516,149
$
15.48
517,108
$
34.20
Granted
1,076,509
$
26.88
308,317
$
31.42
Vested
(656,814)
$
29.11
(78,998)
$
35.77
Cancelled
(17,599)
$
31.21
(261,898)
$
35.60
Unvested as of January 31, 2023
1,918,245
$
17.07
484,529
$
31.41
Granted
572,147
$
16.47
1,030,381
$
21.15
Vested
(1,153,872)
$
10.61
—
$
—
Cancelled
(43,445)
$
23.39
—
$
—
Unvested as of January 31, 2024
1,293,075
$
22.35
1,514,910
$
24.44
Granted
437,037
$
28.67
373,524
$
28.80
Vested
(370,085)
$
28.94
(264,322)
$
31.43
Cancelled
(30,970)
$
22.80
—
$
—
Unvested as of January 31, 2025
1,329,057
$
22.59
1,624,112
$
24.45
Restricted Stock Units
RSUs are time based awards that do not have market or performance conditions and (i) cliff vest after three years or (ii)
vest over a three year period. The grant date fair value for RSUs are based on the quoted market price on the date of
grant. Compensation expense for RSUs is recognized in the consolidated financial statements on a straight-line basis over
the service period based on their grant date fair value.
Performance Stock Units
Performance stock units consist of PSUs and SPSUs.
Performance stock units (“PSUs”) were granted to executives beginning in fiscal 2020 and vest after a three year
performance period during which certain earnings before interest and taxes and return on invested capital performance
conditions must be satisfied for vesting to occur. PSUs are expensed over the service period under the accelerated
attribution method and based on an estimated percentage of achievement of certain pre-established goals.
Special performance stock units (“SPSUs”) were granted to Morris Goldfarb, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, in fiscal 2024 under the terms of his employment agreement entered into in August 2023. These SPSUs
may be earned if certain stock price, relative Total Shareholder Return target and service conditions are achieved. These
awards may vest from time to time beginning on the third anniversary of the effective date of the award through the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of the award. For restricted stock units with market conditions, the Company estimates the
grant date fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model. This valuation methodology utilizes the closing price of the
Company’s common stock on grant date and several key assumptions, including expected volatility of the Company’s
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stock price, and risk-free rates of return. This valuation is performed with the assistance of a third party valuation
specialist. SPSUs are expensed over the service period under the accelerated attribution method.
The Company accounts for forfeited awards as they occur as permitted by ASC 718. Ultimately, the actual expense
recognized over the vesting period will be for those shares that vest.
The Company recognized $28.9 million, $17.2 million and $32.5 million in share-based compensation expense for
the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 respectively, related to restricted stock unit grants. At January 31, 2025,
2024 and 2023, unrecognized costs related to the restricted stock units totaled $33.5 million, $32.8 million and $20.8
million, respectively. The total fair value of awards for which restrictions lapsed was $18.0 million, $23.0 million and
$20.4 million as of January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Stock Options
2025
2024
2023
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Average
Shares
Exercise
Shares
Exercise
Shares
Exercise
Stock options outstanding at beginning of year
—
$
—
—
$
—
10,000
$
18.11
Exercised
—
$
—
—
$
—
—
$
—
Granted
—
$
—
—
$
—
—
$
—
Cancelled or forfeited
—
$
—
—
$
—
(10,000)
$
18.11
Stock options outstanding at end of year
—
$
—
—
$
—
—
$
—
Exercisable
—
$
—
—
$
—
—
$
—
NOTE 12 — CONCENTRATION
Three customers in the wholesale operations segment accounted for approximately 18.0%, 13.2% and 12.6%, respectively,
of the Company’s net sales for the year ended January 31, 2025. Three customers in the wholesale operations segment
accounted for approximately 19.2%, 13.6% and 10.1%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales for the year ended January
31, 2024. Two customers in the wholesale operations segment accounted for approximately 21.6% and 15.4%, respectively,
of the Company’s net sales for the year ended January 31, 2023. Four customers in the wholesale operations segment
accounted for approximately 17.0%, 14.9%, 13.2% and 11.5% respectively, of the Company’s net accounts receivable as of
January 31, 2025. Three customers in the wholesale operations segment accounted for approximately 21.4%, 13.3%, and
12.2%, respectively, of the Company’s net accounts receivable as of January 31, 2024.
NOTE 13 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company maintains a 401(k) plan (the “GIII Plan”) and trust for non-union employees. The Plan provides for a Safe
Harbor (non-discretionary) matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% of the participant’s contributed pay plus 50% of
the next 2% of the participant’s contributed pay. The Company made matching contributions of $4.7 million, $4.3 million
and $4.0 million for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTE 14 — SEGMENTS
The Company’s reportable segments are business units that offer products through different channels of distribution. The
Company has two reportable segments: wholesale operations and retail operations. The wholesale operations segment
includes sales of products to retailers under owned, licensed and private label brands, as well as sales related to the
Vilebrequin and Karl Lagerfeld businesses, including from retail stores operated by Vilebrequin and Karl Lagerfeld, other
than sales of product under the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand generated by the Company’s retail stores and digital platforms.
Wholesale revenues also include revenues from license agreements related to trademarks associated with the Company’s
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owned brands. The retail operations segment consists primarily of direct sales to consumers through Company operated
stores, which consists primarily of DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris stores, as well as the digital channels for DKNY,
Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, G.H. Bass and Wilsons Leather. Substantially all DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris
stores are operated as outlet stores.
The Company determines its operating segments based on how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) views and
analyzes each segment’s operations and performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The CODM
utilizes operating profit or loss as the measure of segment profit or loss. The CODM uses operating profit or loss to
determine resource allocation and operational decisions for matters including, but not limited to, compensation, advertising
and facilities needs.
All historical financial segment information has been recast to conform to the new disclosure requirements under ASU
2023-07.
The following segment information, in thousands, is presented for the fiscal years ended:
January 31, 2025
Wholesale
Retail
Elimination (1)
Total
Net sales
$
3,083,749
$
166,464
$
(69,417)
$
3,180,796
Cost of goods sold
1,869,199
82,488
(69,417)
1,882,270
Gross profit
1,214,550
83,976
—
1,298,526
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Compensation
374,896
31,606
—
406,502
Facility fees
206,387
32,830
—
239,217
Advertising
132,381
14,424
—
146,805
Other segment items(2)
162,675
14,613
—
177,288
Total selling, general and administrative expenses
876,339
93,473
—
969,812
Depreciation and amortization
22,951
4,493
—
27,444
Asset impairments
8,195
—
—
8,195
Operating profit (loss)
$
307,065
$
(13,990)
$
—
$
293,075
January 31, 2024
Wholesale
Retail
Elimination (1)
Total
Net sales
$
3,009,614
$
148,428
$
(59,800)
$
3,098,242
Cost of goods sold
1,839,183
77,012
(59,800)
1,856,395
Gross profit
1,170,431
71,416
—
1,241,847
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Compensation
353,380
35,364
—
388,744
Facility fees
207,055
35,943
—
242,998
Advertising
111,109
11,456
—
122,565
Other segment items(2)
155,377
14,539
—
169,916
Total selling, general and administrative expenses
826,921
97,302
—
924,223
Depreciation and amortization
22,505
5,018
—
27,523
Asset impairments
7,140
(382)
—
6,758
Operating profit (loss)
$
313,865
$
(30,522)
$
—
$
283,343
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January 31, 2023
Wholesale
Retail
Elimination (1)
Total
Net sales
$
3,160,025
$
137,231
$
(70,528)
$
3,226,728
Cost of goods sold
2,127,318
68,801
(70,528)
2,125,591
Gross profit
1,032,707
68,430
—
1,101,137
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Compensation
284,454
35,146
—
319,600
Facility fees
204,092
37,403
—
241,495
Advertising
121,321
10,244
—
131,565
Other segment items(2)
126,953
13,538
—
140,491
Total selling, general and administrative expenses
736,820
96,331
—
833,151
Depreciation and amortization
23,980
3,782
—
27,762
Asset impairments
347,722
1,964
—
349,686
Operating profit (loss)
$
(75,815)
$
(33,647)
$
—
$
(109,462)
(1)
Represents intersegment sales to the Company’s retail operations segment.
(2)
Other segment items include design and product development costs, professional fees, office expenses, freight and packaging and
other selling, general and administrative expenses.
The total net sales by licensed and proprietary product sales for each of the Company’s reportable segments are as follows:
January 31,
2025
2024
2023
(In thousands)
Licensed brands
$
1,525,658
$
1,653,259
$
1,891,522
Proprietary brands
1,558,091
1,356,355
1,268,503
Wholesale net sales(1)
$
3,083,749
$
3,009,614
$
3,160,025
Licensed brands
$
—
$
—
$
—
Proprietary brands
166,464
148,428
137,231
Retail net sales
$
166,464
$
148,428
$
137,231
(1)
As of May 31, 2022, the Company acquired the remaining interests in KLH (Karl Lagerfeld branded product) that it did not
already own. Net sales of Karl Lagerfeld product were included in licensed brands net sales of the wholesale operations segment
through May 31, 2022. Subsequent to May 31, 2022, net sales of Karl Lagerfeld product are included in proprietary brands net
sales of the wholesale operations segment.
The Company allocates overhead to its business segments on various bases, which include units shipped, space utilization,
inventory levels, and relative sales levels, among other factors. The method of allocation has been applied consistently on
a year-to-year basis.
The total assets for each of the Company’s reportable segments, as well as assets not allocated to a segment, are as follows:
January 31,
January 31,
2025
2024
(In thousands)
Wholesale
$
1,508,111
$
1,562,203
Retail
97,226
104,272
Corporate
877,897
1,014,689
Total Assets
$
2,483,234
$
2,681,164
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The total net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows:
2025
2024
2023
Long-Lived
Long-Lived
Long-Lived
Geographic Region
Net Sales
Assets
Net Sales
Assets
Net Sales
Assets
United States
$ 2,461,443
$
685,110
$ 2,400,191
$
605,548
$ 2,609,710
$
633,799
Non-United States
719,353
462,770
698,051
415,298
617,018
426,106
$ 3,180,796
$ 1,147,880
$ 3,098,242
$ 1,020,846
$ 3,226,728
$ 1,059,905
Capital expenditures for locations outside of the United States totaled $18.1 million, $15.0 million and $10.5 million for
the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTE 15 — EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Investment in AWWG
In May 2024, the Company acquired a 12.1% minority interest in AWWG for €50 million ($53.6 million). AWWG is a
global fashion group and premier platform for international brands. AWWG owns a portfolio of brands including Hackett,
Pepe Jeans and Façonnable. This investment is intended to leverage AWWG’s expertise and provide for synergies to
support the Company’s international expansion priority through the development of its operational platform in Europe.
In July 2024, the Company acquired an additional 6.6% minority interest in AWWG for €27.1 million ($29.1 million),
increasing its total ownership interest to 18.7%. The investment in AWWG is owned by G-III Foreign Holdings B.V., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. G-III Foreign Holdings B.V. reports results on a calendar year basis rather than
on the January 31 fiscal year basis used by the Company.
Prior to the additional investment made in July 2024, the Company accounted for its investment in AWWG using the cost
method of accounting and the investment was classified in other assets, net in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
As of the date of the additional investment made in July 2024, the Company determined it has significant influence in
accordance with ASC 323 primarily through its increased ownership interest, representation on AWWG’s board of
directors and the audit committee of the board of directors, its strategic partnership with AWWG, material intra-entity
transactions with AWWG and regular access to AWWG’s financial information. As a result, the Company converted the
accounting for the investment from the cost method of accounting to the equity method of accounting. The investment is
classified in investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2025.
Investment in Karl Lagerfeld Holding B.V.
In February 2016, the Company acquired a 19% minority interest in KLH, the parent company of the group that holds the
worldwide rights to the Karl Lagerfeld brand. The Company paid €32.5 million (equal to $35.4 million at the date of the
transaction) for this interest. This investment was intended to expand the partnership between the Company and the owners
of Karl Lagerfeld brand and extend their business development opportunities on a global scale. In May 2022, the Company
acquired the remaining 81% interest in KLH that it did not previously own, and, as a result, KLH began being treated as a
consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary. Prior to May 2022, the investment in KLH was accounted for under the equity
method of accounting and was reflected in Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets at
January 31, 2022.
Investment in KL North America
In June 2015, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Karl Lagerfeld Group BV (“KLBV”). The
Company paid KLBV $25.0 million for a 49% ownership interest in KLNA. KLNA holds brand rights to all Karl
Lagerfeld trademarks, including the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand the Company currently uses, for all consumer products
(except
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eyewear, fragrance, cosmetics, watches, jewelry, and hospitality services) and apparel in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. In May 2022, KLNA became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as a result of the Company’s
acquisition of the remaining 81% interest in KLH it did not previously own. Prior to May 2022, the investment in KLNA
was accounted for under the equity method of accounting and was reflected in Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates on
the consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2022.
NOTE 16 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with AWWG
In fiscal 2025, the Company acquired an 18.7% ownership interest in AWWG and is considered a related party of AWWG
(see Note 15). The Company entered into an agreement for AWWG to be the agent for the Company’s DKNY, Donna
Karan and Karl Lagerfeld brands in Spain and Portugal. In connection with this agreement, the Company incurred
commission, service and other fee expense of $1.7 million for the year ended January 31, 2025. As of January 31, 2025, the
Company had payables of $1.2 million due to AWWG.
Transactions with Employees
In June 2023, the Company entered into a stock sale and purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sammy Aaron, the
Company’s Vice Chairman and President and a Director of the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company
purchased from Mr. Aaron 208,943 shares of its common stock for $4.1 million at a price equal to the closing price of the
Company’s shares on the date of the Agreement.
Transactions with E-Commerce Retailer
In fiscal 2023, the Company made a $25.0 million investment in an e-commerce retailer. In fiscal 2025, the Company made
an additional $0.8 million investment in the same e-commerce retailer. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Vice President indirectly own 1.4% of the e-commerce retailer through their ownership in a private investment
partnership. The Company had no material transactions with the e-commerce retailer during the fiscal years ended January
31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Transactions with KL North America
Prior to May 30, 2022, G-III owned a 49% ownership interest in KLNA and was considered a related party of KLNA (see
Note 16). The Company entered into a licensing agreement to use the brand rights to certain Karl Lagerfeld trademarks
held by KLNA. The Company incurred royalty and advertising expense of $3.6 million during the period of February 1,
2022 through May 30, 2022 prior to KLNA becoming a consolidated indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
NOTE 17 — FABCO
On April 17, 2024, the Company acquired from Amlon Capital B.V. (“Amlon”) the remaining 25% interest in Fabco that it
did not previously own for $0.2 million. Additionally, at the date of the transaction, there were $1.2 million of payables due
from Fabco to Amlon. As settlement of a portion of the outstanding payables, the Company issued a non-interest bearing
promissory note to Amlon in the principal amount of $0.6 million of which $0.4 million of the principal amount is due and
payable on April 17, 2025 and $0.2 million of the principal amount is due and payable on April 17, 2026. The promissory
note is classified in notes payable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2025. The remaining $0.6
million of payables due to Amlon was forgiven, resulting in the Company recognizing a gain of $0.6 million within other
income (loss) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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Since the Company controlled Fabco prior to this transaction and continues to control Fabco after the transaction, the
Company accounted for the change in its ownership interest in Fabco as an equity transaction, which was reflected as a
reduction of the noncontrolling interest with a corresponding decrease to additional paid in capital as a result of losses
incurred by Fabco. No gain or loss was recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss) as a result of this transaction.
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SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Years ended January 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
Balance at
Charges to
Balance at
Beginning
Cost and
End of
Description
of Period
Expenses
Deductions (1)
Period
(In thousands)
Year ended January 31, 2025
Deducted from asset accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
1,471
$
6,165
$
48
$
7,588
Reserve for returns
29,310
24,849
30,912
23,247
Reserve for sales allowances (2)
54,744
161,467
159,473
56,738
$
85,525
$ 192,481
$ 190,433
$
87,573
Year ended January 31, 2024
Deducted from asset accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
18,297
$
(163)
$
16,663
$
1,471
Reserve for returns
30,610
32,022
33,322
29,310
Reserve for sales allowances (2)
59,150
173,120
177,526
54,744
$ 108,057
$ 204,979
$ 227,511
$
85,525
Year ended January 31, 2023
Deducted from asset accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
17,391
$
978
$
72
$
18,297
Reserve for returns
30,821
31,944
32,155
30,610
Reserve for sales allowances (2)
55,967
155,388
152,205
59,150
$ 104,179
$ 188,310
$ 184,432
$ 108,057
(1)
Accounts written off as uncollectible, net of recoveries.
(2)
See Note 1 in the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements for a description of sales allowances.
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Exhibit 19.1
G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
INSIDER TRADING, HEDGING AND PLEDGING POLICY
This Insider Trading, Hedging and Pledging Policy (this “Policy”) was adopted by the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) on March 13, 2013, and amended on March 28, 2018 and
June 8, 2023.
This Policy codifies the Company’s standards on trading and causing the trading of the Company’s securities
or securities of other publicly-traded companies while in possession of confidential information and its policies
concerning hedging and pledging of the Company’s securities. This Policy is divided into three parts:
●
Part I prohibits trading in certain circumstances and applies to all directors and officers of the Company and
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries;
●
Part II prohibits hedging transactions related to Company securities and restricts pledges of Company securities as
collateral for a loan or holding Company securities in a margin account, and applies to all directors and executive
officers of the Company and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries; and
●
Part III imposes special additional trading restrictions and applies to each director of the Company, each “executive
officer” of the Company as described in Rule 3b- 7 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), each person designated as an “officer” of the Company for purposes of Section 16 under the Exchange Act
(“Section 16 Officer”) (the foregoing collectively, “Covered Persons”).
PART I
One of the principal purposes of the federal securities laws is to prohibit so-called “insider trading.” Simply
stated, insider trading occurs when a person uses material non-public information obtained through involvement with the
Company to make decisions to purchase, sell, give away or otherwise trade the Company’s securities or to provide that
information to others outside the Company. The prohibitions against insider trading apply to trades, tips and
recommendations by virtually any person, including all persons employed by the Company or its subsidiaries, if the
information involved is “material” and “non-public.” These terms are defined in this Policy under Part I, Section 3
below. The prohibitions would apply to any director or officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its
subsidiaries who buys or sells Company stock on the basis of material non-public information that he or she obtained
about the Company, its customers, suppliers, or other companies with which the Company has contractual relationships
or may be negotiating transactions.
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1.
Applicability
This Policy applies to all transactions in the Company’s securities, including common stock, restricted stock,
restricted stock units, options and any other securities that the Company may issue, such as preferred stock, notes,
bonds and convertible securities, as well as to derivative securities relating to any of the Company’s securities, whether
or not issued by the Company.
This Policy applies to all directors and officers of the Company and employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries.
2.
General Policy: No Trading or Causing Trading While in Possession of Material Non-public
Information
(a)
No director or officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries may purchase
or sell any Company security, whether or not issued by the Company, while in possession of material non-public
information about the Company. (The terms “material” and “non-public information” are defined in Part I, Section 3(a)
and (b) below.)
(b)
No director or officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries who knows of
any material non-public information about the Company may communicate that information to any other person,
including family and friends.
(c)
In addition, no director or officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries
may purchase or sell any security of any other company, whether or not issued by the Company, while in possession of
material non-public information about that company that was obtained in the course of his or her involvement with the
Company. No director or officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries who knows of any
such material non- public information may communicate that information to any other person, including family and
friends.
(d)
For compliance purposes, you should never trade, tip or recommend securities (or otherwise cause
the purchase or sale of securities) while in possession of information that you have reason to believe is material and non-
public unless you first consult with, and obtain the advance approval of, the Compliance Officer (which is defined in
Part I, Section 3(c) below).
(e)
Covered Persons must “pre-clear” all trading in securities of the Company in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Part III, Section 3 below.
3.
Definitions
(a)
Materiality. Insider trading restrictions come into play only if the information you possess is
“material.” Information is generally regarded as “material” if it has market significance, that is, if its public
dissemination is likely to affect the market price of securities, or if it otherwise is information that a reasonable investor
would want to know before making an investment decision.
Information dealing with the following subjects is reasonably likely to be found material in particular
situations:
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investigations;
(i)
significant changes in the Company’s prospects;
(ii)
significant write-downs in assets or increases in reserves;
(iii)
developments regarding significant litigation or government agency
(iv)
liquidity problems;
(v)
changes in earnings estimates or unusual gains or losses in major operations;
(vi)
major changes in management;
(vii)
a determination to declare a dividend;
(viii)
extraordinary borrowings;
(ix)
proposals, plans or agreements, even if preliminary in nature, involving
mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, strategic alliances, material licenses or other material agreements, or
purchases or sales of substantial assets;
(x)
public offerings; and
(xi)
cybersecurity risks and incidents.
Material information is not limited to historical facts but may also include projections and forecasts. With
respect to a future event, such as a merger, acquisition or new material license or other material agreement, the point at
which negotiations or plans are determined to be material is determined by balancing the probability that the event will
occur against the magnitude of the effect the event would have on a company’s operations or stock price should it
occur. Thus, information concerning an event that would have a large effect on stock price, such as a merger, may be
material even if the possibility that the event will occur is relatively small. Similarly, material information may include
facts concerning matters as to which potential consequences may not be immediately or readily apparent. For example,
with respect to cybersecurity risks or incidents, materiality depends upon their nature, extent and potential magnitude,
particularly as they relate to any compromised information or the business and scope of the Company’s operations. In
addition, the materiality of cybersecurity risks and incidents depends on the range of harm that such incidents could
cause; for example, to the Company’s reputation, financial performance, and customer and vendor relationships, as
well as the possibility of litigation or regulatory investigations or actions. When in doubt about whether particular non-
public information is material, presume it is material. If you are unsure whether information is material, you
should consult with Neal S. Nackman, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, before making any decision to
disclose such information (other than to persons who need to know it) or to trade in or recommend securities to
which that information relates.
(b)
Non-public Information. Insider trading prohibitions come into play only when you possess
information that is material and “non-public.” The fact that information has been disclosed to a few members of the
public does not make it public for insider trading purposes. To be “public”
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the information must have been disseminated in a manner designed to reach investors generally, and the investors must
be given the opportunity to absorb the information. Even after public disclosure of information about the Company,
you must wait until the close of business on the second trading day after the information was publicly disclosed before
you can treat the information as public.
Non-public information may include:
(i)
information available to a select group of analysts or brokers or institutional
investors;
(ii)
undisclosed facts that are the subject of rumors, even if the rumors are
widely circulated; and
(iii)
information that has been entrusted to the Company on a confidential basis until a public
announcement of the information has been made and enough time has elapsed for the market to respond to a public
announcement of the information (normally two trading days).
As with questions of materiality, if you are not sure whether information is considered public, you should
either consult with Neal S. Nackman, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, or assume that the information is
“non-public” and treat it as confidential.
(c)
Compliance Officer. The Company has appointed Neal S. Nackman, the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer, as the Compliance Officer for this Policy. In the event that the Company’s Chief Financial Officer is not
available or desires to effect a transaction in Company securities for which pre-clearance or approval is required under
this Policy, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer of the Company shall serve as the Compliance
Officer. The duties of the Compliance Officer include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i)
assisting with implementation of this Policy;
(ii)
circulating this Policy to all director and officers of the Company and employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries and ensuring that this Policy is amended as necessary to remain up-to-date with insider
trading laws and applicable laws and regulations concerning hedging or pledging of Company securities;
(iii)
pre-clearing all trading in securities of the Company by Covered Persons in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Part III, Section 3 below; and
(iv)
providing approval of any transactions under Part III, Section 4 below.
4.
Violations of Insider Trading Laws
Penalties for trading on or communicating material non-public information can be severe, both for individuals
involved in such unlawful conduct and their employers and supervisors, and may include jail terms, criminal fines, civil
penalties and civil enforcement injunctions. Given the severity of the potential penalties, compliance with this Policy is
absolutely mandatory.
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(a)
Legal Penalties. A person who violates insider trading laws by engaging in transactions in a
company’s securities when he or she has material non-public information can be sentenced to a substantial jail term of
up to 20 years, required to pay criminal fines of up to $25 million and required to pay a civil penalty of up to the
greater of $2,301,065 (the amount to be adjusted for inflation annually after 2023) or three times the amount of profits
gained or losses avoided.
In addition, a person who tips others may also be liable for transactions by the tippees to whom he or she has
disclosed material non-public information. Tippers can be subject to the same penalties and sanctions as the tippees,
and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has imposed large penalties even when the tipper did not profit
from the transaction.
The SEC can also seek substantial penalties from any person who, at the time of an insider trading violation,
“directly or indirectly controlled the person who committed such violation,” which would apply to the Company and/or
management and supervisory personnel. These control persons may be held liable for up to the greater of $2,301,065
(the amount to be adjusted for inflation annually after 2023) or three times the amount of the profits gained or losses
avoided, and a criminal penalty of up to $25 million. Even for violations that result in a small or no profit, the SEC can
seek a minimum of $1 million from a company and/or management and supervisory personnel as control persons.
(b)
Company-imposed Penalties. Employees who violate this Policy may be subject to disciplinary action
by the Company, including dismissal for cause. Any exceptions to the Policy, if permitted, may only be granted by the
Compliance Officer and must be provided before any activity contrary to the above requirements takes place.
PART II
The following prohibition on hedging transactions and restrictions on pledges of Company securities as
collateral for a loan or holding Company securities in a margin account have been adopted to help align the interests of
directors and executive officers of the Company and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries with the interests
of the stockholders.
1.
Hedging Transactions.
No director or executive officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries may engage
in any transaction if he or she is no longer exposed to the full risks of stock ownership. The Company believes that if
directors or executive officers of the Company or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries are permitted to
purchase hedging instruments that protect against downward changes in Company’s stock price, they may no longer
have the same objectives as the Company’s other stockholders because they are no longer subject to the full risks of
stock ownership. Prohibited hedging transactions include, but are not limited to, collars, forward sale contracts, trading in
publicly-traded options, puts, calls or other derivative instruments related to Company stock or debt.
2.
Pledging Transactions and Margin Accounts.
No director or executive officer of the Company or employee of the Company or its
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subsidiaries may hold Company securities in a margin account or pledge Company securities as collateral for any other
loan.
An exception to this prohibition may be granted, in the sole discretion of the Board and in limited
circumstances, after giving consideration to the number of shares to be pledged as a percentage of the director’s or
executive officer’s total shares held and the Company’s total shares outstanding.
3.
Potential Amendment to Comply with Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act.
Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”)
calls for public companies to disclose in the proxy materials for their annual stockholders’ meetings whether any of their
employees and directors are permitted to hedge against losses on their company stock (including stock received as part
of compensation). The SEC had not proposed its implementation rules and regulations for Section 955 of the Dodd-
Frank Act as of the adoption date of this Policy. Once these implementation rules and regulations have been finalized,
this Policy will be reviewed and amended as necessary to ensure that it is fully compliant with the final rules and
regulations issued by the SEC.
PART III
Covered Persons are subject to the following special additional trading restrictions because of their access to
material non-public information concerning the Company.
1.
Blackout Periods
All Covered Persons are prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities during blackout periods. In
addition, the Company may notify other employees of the Company that they are prohibited from trading in the
Company’s securities during blackout periods in which event such persons shall also be considered “Covered Persons.”
(a)
Quarterly Blackout Periods. Trading in the Company’s securities is prohibited during the period
beginning at the close of the market on the tenth business day prior to the end of each fiscal quarter and ending two
business days after our press release is issued to the public relating to our financial information for that fiscal quarter.
During these periods, Covered Persons generally possess or are presumed to possess material non-public information
about the Company’s financial results.
(b)
Other Blackout Periods. From time to time, other types of material non-public information regarding
the Company (such as negotiation of mergers, acquisitions or dispositions or other material events) may be pending and
not be publicly disclosed. While such material non- public information is pending, the Company may impose special
blackout periods during which Covered Persons are prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities. If the Company
imposes a special blackout period, it will notify the Covered Persons affected.
(c)
Approved Rule 10b5-1 Plan. These trading restrictions do not apply to transactions under a pre-
existing written plan, contract, instruction, or arrangement that complies with Rule
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10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is approved by the Compliance Officer (an
“Approved 10b5-1 Plan”) that:
(i)
has been reviewed and approved by the Compliance Officer at least five (5) days in advance
of being entered into (or, if revised or amended, such proposed revisions or amendments have been reviewed and
approved by the Compliance Officer at least five days in advance of any revision or amendment being entered into);
(ii)
provides that no trades may occur thereunder until expiration of the applicable cooling-off
period specified in Rule 10b5-1(c)(ii)(B). The appropriate cooling-off period will vary based on the status of the
Covered Person. For directors and Section 16 officers, the cooling-off period ends on the later of (x) ninety days after
adoption or certain modifications of the Approved 10b5-1 Plan; or (y) two business days following disclosure of the
Company's financial results in a Form 10-Q or Form 10-K for the quarter in which the Approved 10b5-1 Plan was
adopted, up to a maximum of 120 days. For all other Covered Persons, the cooling-off period ends 30 days after
adoption or modification of the Approved 10b5-1 Plan. This required cooling- off period will apply to the entry into a
new Approved 10b5-1 Plan and any revision or modification of any trading plan under Rule 10b5-1;
(iii)
was entered into in good faith by the Covered Person and not as part of a plan or scheme to
evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 at a time when the Covered Person was not in possession of material non-public
information about the Company, and, if the Covered Person is a director or officer, the trading plan under Rule 10b5-1
must include representations by the Covered Person certifying to that effect;
(iv)
gives a third party the discretionary authority to execute such purchases and sales, outside the
control of the Covered Person, so long as such third party does not possess any material non-public information about
the Company; or explicitly specifies the security or securities to be purchased or sold, the number of shares, the prices
and/or dates of transactions, or other formula(s) describing such transactions; and
(v)
is the only outstanding Approved 10b5-1 Plan entered into by the Covered Person (subject
to the exceptions set out in Rule 10b5-1(c)(ii)(D)).
No Approved 10b5-1 Plan may be adopted during a blackout period.
If a Covered Person is considering entering into, modifying or terminating an Approved 10b5-1 Plan or has any
questions regarding an Approved Rule 10b5-1 Plan, please contact the Compliance Officer.
The Company and the Company’s officers and directors must make certain disclosures in SEC filings concerning
Approved 10b5-1 Plans. Covered Persons must undertake to provide any information requested by the Company
regarding any Approved 10b5-1 Plan for the purpose of providing the required securities law disclosures or any other
disclosures that the Company deems to be appropriate under the circumstances.
(d)
Stock Option Exercises. This Policy does not apply to a Covered Person’s exercise
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of a stock option for cash. The prohibitions of this Policy do apply, however, to any sale of shares of Company stock
received upon exercise of an option in the open market, regardless of whether such sale is to pay the exercise price or
for tax withholding. For example, the prohibitions of this Policy apply to a market sale of stock as part of a broker-
assisted cashless exercise of stock options.
(e)
Net Settlement Upon Vesting of Restricted Stock. This Policy does not apply to a Covered Person’s
surrender of shares to the Company or the retention and withholding from delivery to the Covered Person of shares by
the Company (i.e., a so-called “net settlement” transaction between the Company and the Covered Person, as opposed
to an open market transaction) upon vesting of restricted stock in satisfaction of any tax withholding obligations in a
manner permitted by the applicable equity award agreement or the Company plan pursuant to which the restricted
stock was granted. This Policy also does not apply to a 10b5-1 plan that authorizes an agent to sell only such securities
as necessary to satisfy tax withholding obligations (the “sell-to-cover transactions”) arising exclusively from the
vesting of a compensatory award such as restricted stock or stock appreciation rights, and that the Covered Person does
not otherwise exercise control over the timing of such sell-to-cover transactions. The prohibitions of this Policy do
apply, however, to any sale of shares of Company stock in the open market to pay for tax withholding obligations when
the Company delivers shares of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units. In addition, the prohibitions of this Policy
apply to any market sale of restricted stock (after the lapse of restrictions).
2.
Trading Window
Covered Persons are permitted to trade in the Company’s securities when no blackout period is in effect.
Generally, this means that Covered Persons can trade during the period beginning two business days after our press
release is issued to the public relating to our financial information for a fiscal quarter and ending on the tenth business
day prior to the end of each fiscal quarter. However, even during this trading window, a Covered Person who is in
possession of any material non-public information should not trade in the Company’s securities until the information has
been made publicly available or is no longer material. In addition, the Company may close this trading window if a
special blackout period under Part III, Section 1(b) above is imposed and will re-open the trading window once the
special blackout period has ended.
3.
Pre-clearance of Securities Transactions
(a)
Because Covered Persons are likely to obtain material non-public information on a regular basis, the
Company requires all such persons to refrain from trading, even during a trading window under Part III, Section 2 above,
without first pre-clearing all transactions in the Company’s securities. For purposes of this Part III, Section 3, Covered
Persons shall not include the persons referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Part III, Section 1
above.
(b)
Subject to the exemptions in subsection (d) below, no Covered Person may, directly or indirectly,
purchase or sell (or otherwise make any transfer, gift, pledge or loan of) any Company security at any time without first
obtaining prior approval from the Compliance Officer. These procedures also apply to transactions by such person’s
spouse, other persons living in such person’s household and minor children and to transactions by entities over which
such person exercises control.
(c)
The Compliance Officer shall record the date each request is received and the date
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and time each request is approved or disapproved. Unless revoked, a grant of permission will normally remain valid
until the close of trading two business days following the day on which it was granted. If the transaction does not
occur during the two-day period, pre-clearance of the transaction must be re-requested.
(d)
Pre-clearance is not required for purchases and sales of securities under an Approved 10b5-1 Plan
once the applicable cooling-off period has expired. No trades may be made under an Approved 10b5-1 Plan until
expiration of the applicable cooling-off period. With respect to any purchase or sale under an Approved 10b5-1 Plan,
the third-party effecting transactions on behalf of the Covered Person should be instructed to send duplicate
confirmations of all such transactions to the Compliance Officer. In addition, preclearance is not required for stock
option exercises, net issuances of restricted stock and the sell-to-cover transactions under the limited circumstances
described in Part III, Sections 1(d) and 1(e) above. If you are not sure as to whether pre-clearance is needed for a
purchase of sale of Company securities, you should consult with the Compliance Officer.
4.
Prohibited Transactions
(a)
Directors and executive officers of the Company are prohibited from, trading in the Company’s equity
securities during a blackout period imposed under an “individual account” retirement or pension plan of the Company,
during which at least 50% of the plan participants are unable to purchase, sell or otherwise acquire or transfer an
interest in equity securities of the Company, due to a temporary suspension of trading by the Company or the plan
fiduciary.
(b)
Section 16 Officers and directors of the Company, including each such person’s spouse, other persons
living in such person’s household and minor children and entities over which such person exercises control, are
prohibited from engaging in the following transactions in the Company’s securities:
(i)
Short-term trading. Section 16 Officers and directors of the Company who purchase
Company securities may not sell any Company securities of the same class for at least six months after the purchase.
Note that in addition to this Policy, under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, any “short-swing profits” realized by a
Section 16 Officer or director of the Company from a “matching” purchase and sale or “matching” sale and purchase of
Company stock occurring within a six-month period would be subject to disgorgement to the Company.
(ii)
Short sales. Covered Persons may not sell the Company’s securities short. Note that in
addition to this Policy, Section 16(c) of the Exchange Act prohibits Section 16 Officers and directors of the Company
from engaging in short sales.
5.
Acknowledgment and Certification
All Covered Persons are required to sign the attached acknowledgment and certification.
Exhibit 21
Subsidiaries of G-III
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY
JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION
G-III Leather Fashions, Inc.
New York
AM Retail Group, Inc.
Delaware
CK Outerwear LLC
New York
G-III Apparel Canada ULC
British Columbia, Canada
G-III Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong
Kostroma Limited
Hong Kong
Hangzhou G-III Apparel Trading Co., Ltd
China
G-III License Company, LLC
Delaware
Riviera Sun, Inc.
Delaware
G-III Brands, Ltd.
Delaware
Vilebrequin International SARL
Switzerland
G-III Foreign Holdings B.V.
Netherlands
Sonia R. Properties SA
Switzerland
TRBH International SA
Switzerland
Sonia Rykiel International B.V.
Netherlands
Sonia Rykiel Creation Paris SAS
France
Vilebrequin Saint Martin
France
T.R.B. International SA
Switzerland
Tropezina S.L.
Spain
Vilebrequin France SAS
France
TRB (Singapore) S.E. Asia PTE Ltd.
Singapore
Lobst SAS
France
TRB Belgique SPRL
Belgium
Riley SA
Switzerland
Sole SRL
Italy
La Plage Ltd.
United Kingdom
T.R.B. Hong Kong Ltd.
Hong Kong
TRB Macao Ltd.
Macao
Riley & Cie S.C.S.
Monaco
TRB Portugal, Comercio de Vestuario Unipessoal LDA
Portugal
Vilebrequin Shanghai Apparel and Accessory Co., Ltd.
China
Naiman GmbH
Switzerland
Vilebrequin Sint Maarten N.V. LLC
St. Maarten
Vilebrequin Deutschland GmbH
Germany
Donna Karan International LLC
Delaware
Gabrielle Studio, Inc.
New York
The Donna Karan Company Store LLC
New York
Donna Karan Studio LLC
New York
Donna Karan Services Company B.V.
Netherlands
Donna Karan Company Store Ireland Limited
Ireland
Donna Karan Company Stores UK Holding Ltd.
United Kingdom
The Donna Karan Company Store (UK) Limited
United Kingdom
Donna Karan Company Stores UK Retail Ltd.
United Kingdom
Donna Karan Management Company UK Ltd.
United Kingdom
Donna Karan Company Store (Germany) GmbH
Germany
DKNY Stores (Spain), S.L.
Spain
DKNY Stores (Portugal), Unipessoal Lda
Portugal
G-III UK Wholesale Limited
United Kingdom
Donna Karan Company Store Belgium B.V.
Belgium
Vilebrequin Mexico SA de C.V.
Mexico
G-III Asia Limited
Hong Kong
G-III IP Holdings Inc.
Delaware
G-III Investments Inc.
Delaware
G.H. BASS IPCo LLC
Delaware
Andrew Marc IPCo LLC
Delaware
Starlo IPCo LLC
Delaware
G-III IPCo LLC
Delaware
G-III BVG Holdings, LLC
Delaware
Donna Karan Company Store (Spain), S.L.U.
Spain
Vilebrequin Hospitality SA
Switzerland
Sarl L’Ecume
France
Sarl Ondine
France
Karl Lagerfeld Holding BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld Group BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld North America BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld International BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld Hospitality BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld SNC
France
Karl Lagerfeld Europe BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld Retail BV
Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld Portugal LDA
Portugal
Karl Lagerfeld Poland SP Z.O.O.
Poland
Karl Lagerfeld Ireland Limited
Ireland
Karl Lagerfeld Italy II Srl (I)
Italy
Karl Lagerfeld Germany GmbH
Germany
Karl Lagerfeld Austria GmbH
Austria
Karl Lagerfeld UK Limited
United Kingdom
Karl Lagerfeld France Sarl
France
Karl Lagerfeld Spain S.L.
Spain
Karl Lagerfeld Switzerland GmbH
Switzerland
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-205602) of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.,
(2)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-232338) of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.,
(3)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-257255) of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.,
(4)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-265735) of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., and
(5)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-275045) of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
of our reports dated March 24, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and
subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and subsidiaries,
included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2025, and the financial statement schedule of
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and subsidiaries included herein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
March 24, 2025
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a – 14(a) OR RULE 15d – 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Morris Goldfarb, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 24, 2025
/s/ Morris Goldfarb
Morris Goldfarb
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a – 14(a) OR RULE 15d – 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Neal S. Nackman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 24, 2025
/s/ Neal S. Nackman
Neal S. Nackman
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended January 31, 2025 (the “Report”), I, Morris Goldfarb, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
To my knowledge, (i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.
March 24, 2025
/s/ Morris Goldfarb
Morris Goldfarb
Chief Executive Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended January 31, 2025 (the “Report”), I, Neal S. Nackman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
To my knowledge, (i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.
March 24, 2025
/s/ Neal S. Nackman
Neal S. Nackman
Chief Financial Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 97.1
G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION RECOUPMENT POLICY
This Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy (as may be amended from time to time, this “Policy”)
of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) was first recommended by the Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and approved by the Board on March 13, 2013, and is hereby
amended and approved on November 9, 2023.
1.
Purpose
This Policy has been adopted to describe the circumstances in which Executive Officers will be required to repay
or return Erroneously Awarded Compensation to members of the Company Group. Each Executive Officer shall be
required to sign and return to the Company the Acknowledgement and Certification attached hereto as Exhibit A pursuant
to which such Executive Officer will agree to be bound by the terms and comply with this Policy. This Policy shall be
administered by the Committee. Any determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding on all affected
individuals.
2.
Defined Terms
The following capitalized terms used in this Policy have the meanings set forth below:
“Accounting Restatement” shall mean an accounting restatement (i) due to the material noncompliance of the
Company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting
restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial restatements that is material to the previously issued financial
statements (a “Big R” restatement), or (ii) that corrects an error that is not material to previously issued financial
statements, but would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected
in the current period (a “little r” restatement).
“Clawback Eligible Incentive Compensation” shall mean, in connection with an Accounting Restatement and
with respect to each individual who served as an Executive Officer at any time during the applicable performance period
for any Incentive-based Compensation (whether or not such Executive Officer is serving at the time the Erroneously
Awarded Compensation is required to be repaid to the Company Group), all Incentive-based Compensation Received by
such Executive Officer (i) on or after the Effective Date, (ii) after beginning service as an Executive Officer, (iii) while the
Company has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or a national securities association, and (iv)
during the applicable Clawback Period.
“Clawback Period” shall mean, with respect to any Accounting Restatement, the three (3) completed fiscal years
of the Company immediately preceding the Restatement Date and any transition period that results from a change in the
Company’s fiscal year of less than nine (9) months within or immediately following those three (3) completed fiscal years.
“Company Group” shall mean the Company, together with each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
“Effective Date” shall mean November 9, 2023. The Policy shall apply to Incentive-based Compensation that is
approved, awarded or granted to Executive Officers on or after the Effective Date.
“Erroneously Awarded Compensation” shall mean, with respect to each Executive Officer in connection with
an Accounting Restatement, the amount of Clawback Eligible Incentive Compensation that exceeds the amount of
Incentive-based Compensation that otherwise would have been Received had it been determined based on the restated
amounts, computed without regard to any taxes paid.
“Executive Officer” shall mean each individual who is or was formerly designated as an “officer” of the
Company in accordance with 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(f) (Section 16 officers). Identification of an executive officer for
purposes of this Policy would include at a minimum executive officers identified pursuant to 17 C.F.R. 229.401(b).
“Financial Reporting Measures” shall mean measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the
accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, and all other measures that are derived wholly
or in part from such measures. Stock price and total shareholder return (and any measures that are derived wholly or in part
from stock price or total shareholder return) shall for purposes of this Policy be considered Financial Reporting Measures.
For the avoidance of doubt, a Financial Reporting Measure need not be presented in the Company’s financial statements or
included in a filing with the SEC.
“Incentive-based Compensation” shall mean any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based wholly or
in part upon the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure.
“Nasdaq” shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market.
“Received” shall, with respect to any Incentive-based Compensation, mean actual or deemed receipt, and
Incentive-based Compensation shall be deemed received in the Company’s fiscal period during which the Financial
Reporting Measure specified in the Incentive-based Compensation award is attained, even if payment or grant of the
Incentive-based Compensation occurs after the end of that period.
“Restatement Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the date the Board, a committee of the Board or the
officers of the Company authorized to take such action if Board action is not required, concludes, or reasonably should
have concluded, that the issuer is required to prepare an Accounting Restatement, or (ii) the date of court, regulator or other
legally authorized body directs the issuer to prepare an Accounting Restatement.
“SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
3.
Recoupment of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
(a) In the event of an Accounting Restatement, the Committee shall promptly (and in all events within ninety
(90) days after the Restatement Date) determine the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation for each Executive
Officer in connection with such Accounting Restatement and shall promptly thereafter provide each Executive Officer with
a written notice containing the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation and a demand for repayment or return, as
applicable. The Company’s obligation to recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not dependent on if or when the
Accounting Restatements are filed. For Incentive-based Compensation based on (or derived from) stock price or total
shareholder return where the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation
directly from the information in the applicable Accounting Restatement, the amount shall be determined by the Committee
based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Accounting Restatement on the stock price or total shareholder return
upon which the Incentive-based Compensation was Received (in which case, the Company shall maintain documentation
of such determination of that reasonable estimate and provide such documentation to Nasdaq;
(b) The Committee shall have broad discretion to determine the appropriate means of recovery of Erroneously
Awarded Compensation based on all applicable facts and circumstances and taking into account the time value of money
and the cost to shareholders of delaying recovery. To the extent that the Committee determines that any method of recovery
(other than repayment by the Executive Officer in a lump sum in cash or property) is appropriate, the Company shall offer
to enter into a repayment agreement (in a form reasonable acceptable to the Committee) with the Executive Officer. If the
Executive Officer accepts such offer and signs the repayment agreement within thirty (30) days after such offer is
extended, the Company shall countersign such repayment agreement. If the Executive Officer fails to sign the repayment
agreement within thirty (30) days after such offer is extended, the Executive Officer will be required to repay the
Erroneously Awarded Compensation in a lump sum in cash (or such property as the Committee agrees to accept with a
value equal to such Erroneously Awarded Compensation) on or prior to the date that is one hundred twenty (120) days
following the Restatement Date. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in Section 4(d) below, in no event may the
Company Group accept an amount that is less than the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation in satisfaction of an
Executive Officer’s obligations hereunder;
(c) To the extent that an Executive Officer fails to repay all Erroneously Awarded Compensation to the Company
Group when due (as determined in accordance with Section 3(b) above), the Company shall, or shall cause one or more
other members of the Company Group to, take all actions reasonable and appropriate to recover such Erroneously Awarded
Compensation from the applicable Executive Officer. The applicable Executive Officer shall be required to reimburse the
Company Group for any and all expenses reasonably incurred (including legal fees) by the Company Group in recovering
such Erroneously Awarded Compensation in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence;
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to take the actions
contemplated by Section 4(b) above if the following conditions are met and the Committee determines that recovery would
be impracticable:
i. The direct expenses paid to a third party to assist in enforcing the Policy against an Executive Officer would
exceed the amount to be recovered, after the Company
has made a reasonable attempt to recover the applicable Erroneously Awarded Compensation, documented
such attempts and provided such documentation to Nasdaq;
ii. Recovery would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan, under which benefits are broadly
available to employees of the Company Group, to fail to meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(13) or 26
U.S.C. 411(a)and regulations thereunder.
4.
Reporting and Disclosure
The Company shall file all disclosures with respect to this Policy in accordance with the requirement of the
federal securities laws, including the disclosure required by the applicable SEC filings.
5.
Indemnification Prohibition
No member of the Company Group shall be permitted to indemnify any Executive Officer against (i) the loss of
any Erroneously Awarded Compensation that is repaid, returned or recovered pursuant to the terms of this Policy, or (ii)
any claims relating to the Company Group’s enforcement of its rights under this Policy. Further, no member of the
Company Group shall enter into any agreement that exempts any Incentive-based Compensation from the application of
this Policy or that waives the Company Group’s right to recovery of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation and this
Policy shall supersede any such agreement (whether entered into before, on or after the Effective Date).
6.
Interpretation
The Committee is authorized to interpret and construe this Policy and to make all determinations necessary,
appropriate, or advisable for the administration of this Policy. It is intended that this Policy be interpreted in a manner that
is consistent with the requirements of Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or standards adopted by
the SEC or any national securities exchange on which the Company's securities are listed.
7.
Effective Date
This Policy shall be effective as of the Effective Date,
8.
Amendment; Termination.
The Committee may amend this Policy from time to time in its discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems
necessary, including as and when it determines that it is legally required by any federal securities laws, SEC rule or the
rules of any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Company’s securities are listed.
The Committee may terminate this Policy at any time. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8 to the contrary, no
amendment or termination of this Policy shall be effective if such amendment or termination would (after taking into
account any actions taken by the Company contemporaneously with such amendment or termination) cause the Company
to violate any federal securities laws, SEC rule or the rules of any national securities exchange or national securities
association on which the Company’s securities are listed.
9.
Other Recoupment Rights; No Additional Payments
The Committee intends that this Policy will be applied to the fullest extent of the law. The Committee may require
that any employment agreement, equity award agreement, or any other agreement entered into on or after the Effective
Date shall, as a condition to the grant of any benefit thereunder, require an Executive Officer to agree to abide by the terms
of this Policy. Any right of recoupment under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of
recoupment that may be available to the Company Group under applicable law, regulation or rule or pursuant to the terms
of any similar policy in any employment agreement, equity award agreement, or similar agreement and any other legal
remedies available to the Company Group.
10. Successors
This Policy shall be binding and enforceable against all Executive Officers and their beneficiaries, heirs,
executors, administrators or other legal representatives.
11. Acknowledgment and Certification
All Executive Officers are required to sign the attached acknowledgment and certification.