NYSE$WWW
Wolverine World Wide Inc · Q4 2024 earnings
Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations
Briefing
Company met guidance, inflected to growth, and issued 2025 outlook.
Wolverine Worldwide reported strong Q4 2024 results, exceeding expectations for revenue and earnings and inflecting to growth. The company accomplished its objectives of strengthening the balance sheet, expanding profitability, and sequentially improving revenue trends.
- Revenue exceeded expectations inflecting to growth.
- Earnings exceeded expectations.
- Gross margin improved significantly due to lower supply chain costs, product costs and lower sales of end-of-life inventory.
- Inventory decreased by approximately 35.6% compared to the prior year.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Wolverine · Revenue · Quarterly
$495M
Revenue by segment
Wolverine · $458M total across 3 segments · Q1 2026
- Active Group$372M—81.2%
- Work Group$75.7M—16.5%
- Other$10.3M—2.3%
Forward guidance
The Company expects to build on the momentum gained in 2024 and make continued progress on its transformation in fiscal year 2025. The outlook for 2025 highlights the strength of our focused portfolio and investments to support our brands and strategic initiatives.
Tailwinds
- Revenue to be approximately $1.795 to $1.825 billion, representing growth of approximately 2.5% to 4.3% compared to the 2024 ongoing business and constant currency growth of approximately 4.7% to 6.5%.
- Gross margin of approximately 45.5%, up 100 basis points compared to 2024.
- Operating margin to be approximately 7.7%, up 190 basis points compared to 2024 operating margin, and adjusted operating margin to be approximately 8.3%, up 80 basis points compared to 2024 adjusted operating margin for our ongoing business.
- The effective tax rate to be approximately 18.0%.
- Diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.95 to $1.10 and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.05 to $1.20.
Headwinds
- Projections reflect the impact of foreign currency headwinds and a 53rd week, which will affect annual comparisons.
- Full-year EPS expectations include an approximate $0.08 negative impact from expected foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024
-0.4%
Avg return
Earnings day
-1.1%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.1%
Avg return
30 days after
54%
35 / 65 earnings
Positive
+36.9%
Q3 2024
Best reaction
-33.7%
Q3 2022
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -2.1% | -5.8% | +16.2% | |
| Q4 2025 | +10.1% | -1.3% | -12.5% | |
| Q3 2025 | -25.1% | -26.0% | -21.2% | |
| Q2 2025 | +14.9% | +13.8% | +35.5% | |
| Q1 2025 | +10.2% | +14.0% | +19.9% | |
| Q4 2024 | -16.6% | -18.5% | -26.5% | |
| Q3 2024 | +36.9% | +37.8% | +43.2% | |
| Q2 2024 | -5.9% | -8.8% | +1.2% | |
| Q1 2024 | +17.1% | +23.0% | +14.7% | |
| Q4 2023 | +11.0% | +5.0% | +14.9% | |
| Q3 2023 | +1.2% | -1.2% | +7.8% | |
| Q2 2023 | -25.3% | -31.4% | -30.8% | |
| Q1 2023 | +6.2% | +5.4% | -4.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | +12.4% | +10.2% | +6.8% | |
| Q3 2022 | -33.7% | -33.8% | -42.0% | |
| Q2 2022 | +3.2% | +4.3% | -10.0% | |
| Q1 2022 | +2.6% | +6.5% | +19.7% | |
| Q4 2021 | -6.0% | -8.6% | -8.1% | |
| Q3 2021 | -9.8% | -9.5% | -15.2% | |
| Q2 2021 | -1.6% | +3.4% | +9.4% | |
| Q1 2021 | -10.0% | -9.1% | -12.4% | |
| Q3 2020 | -6.2% | -0.7% | +5.4% | |
| Q2 2020 | -1.4% | +4.0% | +9.6% | |
| Q1 2020 | -9.5% | +3.7% | +8.8% | |
| Q4 2019 | -6.9% | -10.8% | -53.1% | |
| Q3 2019 | +10.7% | +9.1% | +8.5% | |
| Q2 2019 | -0.6% | -7.5% | -1.7% | |
| Q1 2019 | -11.0% | -16.0% | -19.1% | |
| Q4 2018 | -8.9% | -9.0% | -12.4% | |
| Q3 2018 | -6.5% | -6.8% | -8.6% | |
| Q2 2018 | +4.7% | +4.2% | +6.6% | |
| Q1 2018 | +6.7% | +4.9% | +18.8% | |
| Q4 2017 | -0.2% | -5.9% | -7.8% | |
| Q3 2017 | +2.0% | +5.1% | +12.2% | |
| Q2 2017 | -6.6% | -2.4% | -3.3% | |
| Q1 2017 | +3.0% | +5.1% | +10.2% | |
| Q4 2016 | +3.8% | +6.4% | +3.6% | |
| Q3 2016 | -2.5% | -4.9% | +8.3% | |
| Q2 2016 | +11.2% | +9.9% | +10.9% | |
| Q1 2016 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -10.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +4.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -9.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +3.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +3.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -7.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +6.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -8.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +4.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +1.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +7.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +3.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -5.2% | — | — |
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